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The Trap (1959)
Directed by Norman Panama
Overview
Lawyer Ralph Anderson arrives in Tula, an amazingly remote town in the desert, as reluctant emissary of mob chief Victor Massonetti, who wants the airstrip clear for his unofficial exit from the country. Ralph’s arrival has a profound effect on his estranged father, the sheriff; his brother Tip, an alcoholic deputy; and his ex-sweetheart Linda, now married to Tip. Tension builds as a small army of gangsters takes over the town. Then the situation abruptly changes…
Length 84 minutes
Actors
Richard Widmark | Lee J. Cobb | Tina Louise | Earl Holliman | Carl Benton Reid | Lorne Greene | Peter Baldwin | Chuck Wassil | Richard Shannon | Carl Milletaire | James Bell | Karl Lukas | Wayne Heffley | Louis Quinn | Walter Coy | John Indrisano | Roger Creed | Russell Saunders | Mike Mahoney | Berel Firestone