Trapped (1949)

78 min · Film Noir, crime film, film noir

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Directors

Richard Fleischer

Cast

Lloyd Bridges, Barbara Payton, John Hoyt, James Todd, Russ Conway, Robert Karnes

The story

The U.S. Treasury Department needs to locate the source of a high-grade counterfeit operation. A counterfeiter in prison, Tris Stewart, agrees to be released on early parole in a pretend jail break, remaining under supervision, in order that he may assist in locating the persons currently doing the forging and the plates which years ago belonged to him.

Catalogue themes and tags

Counterfeiting, Dollar, Enquiry, Falschgeld, Finance Ministry, Flüchtige Verbrecher, Forger, Police, Police Everyday Life, Polizeibeamter, Tax Inspector, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Black-and-white, Mystery, Drama, Crime Thriller, Film noir

Genres

Film Noir, crime film, film noir

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