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| Dick Powell | ... | John Forbes | |
| Lizabeth Scott | ... | Mona Stevens | |
| Jane Wyatt | ... | Sue Forbes | |
| Raymond Burr | ... | MacDonald | |
| John Litel | ... | District Attorney | |
| Byron Barr | ... | Bill Smiley | |
| Jimmy Hunt | ... | Tommy Forbes | |
| Ann Doran | ... | Maggie | |
| Selmer Jackson | ... | Ed Brawley | |
| Margaret Wells | ... | Terry | |
| Dick Wessel | ... | Desk Sergeant |
Directed by | |||
| André De Toth | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| William Bowers | uncredited | |
| André De Toth | uncredited | |
| Jay Dratler | novel "The Pitfall" | |
| Karl Kamb | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Samuel Bischoff | .... | producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Harry J. Wild | (as Harry Wild) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Walter Thompson | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Arthur Lonergan | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Robert Priestley | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Robert Cowan | .... | makeup artist | |
| Kiva Hoffman | .... | makeup artist | |
| Hedy Mjorud | .... | hair stylist (as Hedvig Mjorud) | |
Production Management | |||
| Ben Hersh | .... | production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Joseph Depew | .... | assistant director (as Joe Depew) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Frank Webster | .... | sound | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Charles Straumer | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Frank Tanner | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
| Frank Williams | .... | grip (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Louis Forbes | .... | musical director | |
Other crew | |||
| Cora Palmatier | .... | script supervisor (uncredited) | |
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It's sad it is now 60 years after this film was released and we still don't have this available on DVD. You even have to pay big bucks to find a used VHS copy. It's "sad" because it is a fine film noir and would make an excellent addition to anyone's noir collection. So many film noirs are now on disc, where is this one??!!
I found you can't go wrong with Dick Powell in a film noir, and Lisabeth Scott certainly ranks among the all-time femme fatales in the genre's history. Add an unlikely pair of actors like Jane Wyatt and Raymond Burr, and Director Andre de Toth and you really have an interesting "old" crime story. "Crime Wave" and "Ramrod," two other fairly unknown-but-excellent hard-bitten noirs were also done by de Toth.
I am always amazed how Powell made such a tremendous career switch from Busby Berkely crooner and romantic to the hard-boiled detective or whatever (a restless insurance agent in here, believe it or not) while Scott seems to have always owned those "loser dame" roles. Between those two and the menacing Burr, who always was that until his Perry Mason TV days, I really enjoying watching this trio.
The film also featured Harry Wild's fine noir photography. Wild was the cinematographer on at least a half dozen film noirs, beginning with "Murder My Sweet" in the beginning of the period, so he knew what he was doing.