Pitfall
This independently produced gem is the most realistic exploration of adultery produced in 1940s Hollywood. Bored suburbanite Dick Powell drifts into a dalliance with hard luck model Lizabeth Scott, only to find his life and family threatened by an obsessive private eye and a jealous ex-con. Director de Toth had the gifted Bill Bowers rewrite the script. The result is truly believable noir—a wrenching tale of repressed lust and suburban ennui. Restored print courtesy of the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
Double feature with Larceny.
Noir City: Lust and Larceny series page.
Cast & Crew
Director: André de Toth
Producer: Samuel Bischoff
Editor: Walter Thompson
Screenwriter: Jay Dratler, Karl Kamb
Cinematographer: Harry Wild
Principal Cast: Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Jane Wyatt, Raymond Burr, John Litel
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