Pitfall
New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2014]
Format: Blu-ray Disc
Description: 1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
John Forbes is a family man who's tired of the 9 to 5 humdrum of his job an insurance company executive. Life gets a little more exciting for him when he calls upon femme fatale Mona Stevens. Her boyfriend has robbed a store insured by Forbes' company and has showered her with gifts using the loot. Forbes comes to collect the ill-gotten gifts, but the boyfriend is in jail, and Forbes falls hard for Mona and begins an affair.
Series: KL studio classics.
Other Authors:
De Toth, André, 1912-2002, film director.
Bischoff, Samuel, 1890-1975, film producer.
Kamb, Karl, screenwriter.
Powell, Dick, 1904-1963, actor.
Scott, Lizabeth, 1922-2015, actor.
Wyatt, Jane, 1910-2006, actor.
Burr, Raymond, 1917-1993, actor.
Wild, Harry, director of photography.
Thompson, Walter (Walter A.), editor of moving image work.
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Dratler, Jay. Pitfall.
Regal Films, production company.
Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher.
UCLA Film and Television Archive, restorationist.
De Toth, André, 1912-2002, film director.
Bischoff, Samuel, 1890-1975, film producer.
Kamb, Karl, screenwriter.
Powell, Dick, 1904-1963, actor.
Scott, Lizabeth, 1922-2015, actor.
Wyatt, Jane, 1910-2006, actor.
Burr, Raymond, 1917-1993, actor.
Wild, Harry, director of photography.
Thompson, Walter (Walter A.), editor of moving image work.
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Dratler, Jay. Pitfall.
Regal Films, production company.
Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher.
UCLA Film and Television Archive, restorationist.
Subjects:
Insurance agents -- Drama.
Adultery -- Drama.
Extortion -- Drama.
Adultery.
Extortion.
Insurance agents.
Insurance agents -- Drama.
Adultery -- Drama.
Extortion -- Drama.
Adultery.
Extortion.
Insurance agents.
UPC: 738329155421
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BD DRAMA Pitfall | Main (Downtown) | Blu-ray Disc | In |
Based on the novel The pitfall by Jay Dratler.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1948.
1.33:1 aspect ratio.
Mastered in HD from a 35mm dupe negative preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Special features: Audio commentary with film historian Eddie Muller; trailers.
Cinematography, Harry [J.] Wild ; editing, Walter Thompson ; musical director, Louis Forbes.
Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Jane Wyatt, Raymond Burr, Byron Barr, John Litel, Ann Doran, Jimmy Hunt, Slemer Jackson.
Blu-ray; region A; 1920x1080p; DTS-HD master audio 2.0; requires Blu-ray player.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1948.
1.33:1 aspect ratio.
Mastered in HD from a 35mm dupe negative preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Special features: Audio commentary with film historian Eddie Muller; trailers.
Cinematography, Harry [J.] Wild ; editing, Walter Thompson ; musical director, Louis Forbes.
Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Jane Wyatt, Raymond Burr, Byron Barr, John Litel, Ann Doran, Jimmy Hunt, Slemer Jackson.
Blu-ray; region A; 1920x1080p; DTS-HD master audio 2.0; requires Blu-ray player.