The Trap (1959)
84 min
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...
- Release date
- January 28, 1959
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Richard Widmark as Ralph Anderson
- Lee J. Cobb as Victor Massonetti
- Tina Louise as Linda Anderson
- Earl Holliman as Tippy Anderson
- Carl Benton Reid as Sheriff Lloyd Anderson
- Lorne Greene as Davis
- Peter Baldwin as Mellon
- Chuck Wassil as First Fake Policeman
- Richard Shannon as Len Karger
- Carl Milletaire as Eddie
Crew
- Norman Panama · Director
- Richard Alan Simmons · Writer
- Norman Panama · Writer
- Melvin Frank · Producer
- Norman Panama · Producer
- Daniel L. Fapp · Cinematographer
- Everett Douglas · Editor