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The Trap

Genre:CrimeThriller

Released:1959-01-28

Runtime:84

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...


Cast:

Richard Widmark

Character: Ralph Anderson

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Lee J. Cobb

Character: Victor Massonetti

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Tina Louise

Character: Linda Anderson

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Earl Holliman

Character: Tippy Anderson

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Carl Benton Reid

Character: Sheriff Lloyd Anderson

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Lorne Greene

Character: Davis

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Peter Baldwin

Character: Mellon

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Chuck Wassil

Character: First Fake Policeman

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Richard Shannon

Character: Len Karger

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Carl Milletaire

Character: Eddie

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James Bell

Character: Clint Edwards

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Karl Lukas

Character: Greenie (uncredited)

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Wayne Heffley

Character: Lou Brann (uncredited)

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Louis Quinn

Character: Archie Stoner (uncredited)

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Walter Coy

Character: Second Fake Policeman (uncredited)

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John Indrisano

Character: Hood (uncredited)

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Roger Creed

Character: Hood (uncredited)

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Russell Saunders

Character: Hood (uncredited)

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Mike Mahoney

Character: Legitimate Officer (uncredited)

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Berel Firestone

Character: Radio Operator (uncredited)

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