Woman Trap

"She got him into it...he'll get her out, unless the ring of death closes in first! Excitement...danger...romance...paced to thrill!"

1936 1h 3m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

DramaCrime

Synopsis

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A gangland murder is the motivating factor of this fast-moving crime drama. George Murphy stars as reporter Kent Shevlin, whose investigation of the murder leads to a tenure as a temporary FBI agent.

“She got him into it...he'll get her out, unless the ring of death closes in first! Excitement...danger...romance...paced to thrill!”

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Cast

Gertrude Michael
Barbara 'Buff' Andrews
George Murphy
Keat Shevlin
Roscoe Karns
Mopsy
Akim Tamiroff
Joe Ramirez de la Valle
Sidney Blackmer
Riley Ferguson
Samuel S. Hinds
Senator Andrews
Dean Jagger
'Honey' Hogan
Russell Hicks
Dodd

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Harold Young
Writers: Eugene Walter, Charles Brackett, Brian Marlow
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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90 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Harold Young, shot by William C. Mellor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Richard C. Currier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Gertrude Michael and George Murphy and Roscoe Karns carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She got him into it...he'll get her out, unless the ring of death closes in first! Excitement...danger...romance...paced to thrill!".

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8 / 8

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IMDB entry: tt0028518 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Harold Young directs. William C. Mellor behind the camera. Richard C. Currier cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
290 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Harold Young, shot by William C. Mellor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Richard C. Currier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Gertrude Michael and George Murphy and Roscoe Karns carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "She got him into it...he'll get her out, unless the ring of death closes in first! Excitement...danger...romance...paced to thrill!".
8IMDB entry: tt0028518 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.