Pitfall

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Pitfall is a 1948 American film noir crime drama directed by André De Toth, noted for its dark exploration of suburban discontent and moral compromise.

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instanceOf crime drama film
film
film noir
basedOn Jay Dratler
Pitfall self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Pitfall
castMember Barton MacLane
surface form: Byron Barr

Dick Powell
Jane Wyatt
Lizabeth Scott
Raymond Burr
cinematographyBy Harry J. Wild NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director André De Toth
distributor United Artists Releasing
surface form: United Artists
editedBy Walter Thompson
filmFormat black-and-white
genre crime drama
film noir
hasGenreCharacteristic dark tone
domestic tension
moral ambiguity
hasReception critical reevaluation as noir classic
hasStyle classical Hollywood cinema
mainSubject moral compromise
suburban discontent
medium cinema
musicBy Louis Forbes
narrativeLocation American suburbia
originalLanguage English
partOf Hollywood noir
surface form: American film noir canon
portrays extramarital affair
insurance investigator
obsessive private detective
producer Samuel Bischoff
productionCompany Samuel Bischoff Productions
publicationDate 1948
releaseYear 1948
runtimeMinutes 86
screenwriter Karl Kamb
William Bowers NERFINISHED
setting Los Angeles
workLocation Hollywood

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Jane Wyatt notableWork Pitfall