The Trap
The Trap
Release: 1959-01-28
·Runtime: 84m
·★ 6.8
Crime
Thriller
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...
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Heath Productions
Parkwood Enterprises
Cast
Peter Baldwin
as Mellon
James Bell
as Clint Edwards
Karl Lukas
as Greenie (uncredited)
Louis Quinn
as Archie Stoner (uncredited)
Richard Widmark
as Ralph Anderson
Tina Louise
as Linda Anderson
Lorne Greene
as Davis
Richard Shannon
as Len Karger
Wayne Heffley
as Lou Brann (uncredited)
Carl Benton Reid
as Sheriff Lloyd Anderson
Carl Milletaire
as Eddie
Walter Coy
as Second Fake Policeman (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
as Legitimate Officer (uncredited)
Lee J. Cobb
as Victor Massonetti
Earl Holliman
as Tippy Anderson
