The Trap (1959)
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...
Director: Norman Panama
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Richard Widmark as Ralph Anderson |
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Lee J. Cobb as Victor Massonetti |
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Tina Louise as Linda Anderson |
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Earl Holliman as Tippy Anderson |
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Carl Benton Reid as Sheriff Lloyd Anderson |
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Lorne Greene as Davis |
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Peter Baldwin as Mellon |
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Chuck Wassil as First Fake Policeman |
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Richard Shannon as Len Karger |
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Carl Milletaire as Eddie |
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James Bell as Clint Edwards |
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Karl Lukas as Greenie (uncredited) |
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Wayne Heffley as Lou Brann (uncredited) |
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Louis Quinn as Archie Stoner (uncredited) |
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Walter Coy as Second Fake Policeman (uncredited) |
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John Indrisano as Hood (uncredited) |
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Roger Creed as Hood (uncredited) |
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Russell Saunders as Hood (uncredited) |
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Mike Mahoney as Legitimate Officer (uncredited) |
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Berel Firestone as Radio Operator (uncredited) |
| Editing | Everett Douglas | Editor |
| Writing | Richard Alan Simmons | Writer |
| Writing | Norman Panama | Writer |
| Directing | Norman Panama | Director |
| Camera | Daniel L. Fapp | Director of Photography |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Art | Ray Moyer | Set Decoration |
| Art | Henry Bumstead | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Sound | Winston H. Leverett | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Roger Creed | Stunts |
| Art | Gene Lauritzen | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Irvin Talbot | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Harold Lewis | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Daniel McCauley | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Crew | Russell Saunders | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynn F. Reynolds | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nellie Manley | Hairstylist |
| Camera | W. Wallace Kelley | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Directing | Michael D. Moore | Assistant Director |
| Production | Melvin Frank | Producer |
| Production | Norman Panama | Producer |
