The Steel Trap

The Steel Trap

The Steel Trap

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The Steel Trap

"For the Love of a Woman, He Stole $1,000,000!"

1952

1h 25m

6.6(24 votes)

Drama

Crime

Thriller

Overview

Joseph Cotten plays an assistant bank manager who steals $1,000,000 from the safe late on a Friday and then plans to flee to Brazil over the weekend.

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Production Companies

20th Century Fox

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Jim Osborne

Teresa Wright

Teresa Wright

Laurie Osborne

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

Tom Bowers

Walter Sande

Walter Sande

Customs Inspector

Eddie Marr

Eddie Marr

Ken Woodley

Carleton Young

Carleton Young

Briggs, airline clerk

Katherine Warren

Katherine Warren

Mrs. Kellogg

Tom Powers

Tom Powers

Valcourt, Travel Agent

Stephanie King

Susan Osborne

Aline Towne

Aline Towne

Gail Woodley

Creative team

Directed by: Andrew L. Stone
Written by: Andrew L. Stone
Produced by: Bert E. Friedlob

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