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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   76 votes
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Director:
Norman Panama
Writers:
Richard Alan Simmons (writer) and
Norman Panama (writer)
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Release Date:
7 August 1959 (Finland) more
Genre:
Crime | Film-Noir | Drama more
Plot:
Lawyer Ralph Anderson arrives in Tula, an amazingly remote town in the desert, as reluctant emissary of mob chief Victor Massonetti... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
Taut and suspenseful drama more (4 total)

Cast

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Richard Widmark ... Ralph Anderson

Lee J. Cobb ... Victor Massonetti
Tina Louise ... Linda Anderson
Earl Holliman ... Tippy Anderson
Carl Benton Reid ... Sheriff Lloyd Anderson
Lorne Greene ... Davis
Peter Baldwin ... Mellon
Chuck Wassil ... First Fake Policeman
Richard Shannon ... Len Karger
Carl Milletaire ... Eddie
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Baited Trap (UK)
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Runtime:
84 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
West Germany:12 (f) | Norway:16 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Company:
Heath Productions more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Taut and suspenseful drama, 4 January 2001
7/10
Author: aromatic-2 (aromatic@ivillage.com) from New York

This is well acted and directed. The mood is set right from the beginning, and Tula is no town for the faint of heart. Widmark and Cobb are terrific, and the supporting cast matches them every step of the way. Toward the end, some plot holes become apparent under close examination, but the ride is worth taking.

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