The Steel Trap
For the Love of a Woman, He Stole $1,000,000!
DramaCrimeThrillerbank managerbank robberpassportfilm noirfugitiveb moviebank vaultsuitcase full of moneytemptationstealing moneybank heistextradition
A noir-inflected crime thriller about a respectable bank manager's desperate gambit to steal and escape, driven by temptation and the weight of a monotonous life.
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.
Essence
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Joseph Cotten
Jim Osborne
Teresa Wright
Laurie Osborne
Jonathan Hale
Tom Bowers
Walter Sande
Customs Inspector
Eddie Marr
Ken Woodley
Carleton Young
Briggs, airline clerk
Katherine Warren
Mrs. Kellogg
Tom Powers
Valcourt, Travel Agent
Stephanie King
Susan Osborne
Aline Towne
Gail Woodley
Hugh Sanders
Mr. Greer, Passport clerk
Marjorie Stapp
Travel Agent
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