Pitfall

Pitfall is a black-and-white 1948 film noir drama directed by André De Toth. The film was based on a novel of the same name by Jay Dratler, and was titled Tragedia a Santa Monica for its Italian release.. The drama features Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Jane Wyatt, and Raymond Burr. This noir, set in Los Angeles, tells the story of John Forbes (Powell), a bored man working for an insurance company. The middle-class married man craves excitement in... more

Pitfall is a black-and-white 1948 film noir drama directed by André De Toth. The film was based on a novel of the same name by Jay Dratler, and was titled Tragedia a Santa Monica for its Italian release.. The drama features Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Jane Wyatt, and Raymond Burr. This noir, set in Los Angeles, tells the story of John Forbes (Powell), a bored man working for an insurance company. The middle-class married man craves excitement in his day-to-day life. He gets his wish when he begins investigating an embezzlement case and meets model Mona Stevens (Scott). Forbes is tasked with getting hold of some expensive gifts given to Stevens, the girlfriend of an embezzler who's serving time in prison. Insurance agent Forbes ends up spending the day with the sultry blonde on her speedboat, appropriately named "Tempest," and a romance begins brewing. Forbes, attracted to the blonde, fudges the reports so he won't have to take the boat away from her. But the couple find themselves... less