Trapped (1949) is a semidocumentary film noir directed by Richard Fleischer, written by George Zuckerman and Earl Felton. The drama features Lloyd Bridges, Barbara Payton, John Hoyt, and others.
Like many semi-documentaries, the film begins with a voice over footage of the treasury department, telling the story what the department does. Then it quickly begins the story once a woman tries to deposit a twenty-dollar bill at the bank that turns out ...
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Trapped (1949) is a semidocumentary film noir directed by Richard Fleischer, written by George Zuckerman and Earl Felton. The drama features Lloyd Bridges, Barbara Payton, John Hoyt, and others.
Like many semi-documentaries, the film begins with a voice over footage of the treasury department, telling the story what the department does. Then it quickly begins the story once a woman tries to deposit a twenty-dollar bill at the bank that turns out to be phony.
The film tells the story of the U.S. Treasury Department who, with the aid of a counterfeiter, try to track down and stop of counterfeiting ring. The counterfeiter, Tris Stewart (Bridges) serving time in prison, is released under the agreement that he will assist in the capture of the phoney money printers.
Once out of jail Stewart quickly meets up with cigarette girl Meg Dixon (Barbara Payton).
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