"Trapped! Tricked! and Treacherous!" 17 June 1950 Crime 74 mins
A man - trapped in a cistern - reflects on the dark events that lead to his lonely entrapment. Told in flashback, we witness his chance encounter with a nefarious lawyer who persuades him to impersonate a wealthy man who went missing 7 years ago.
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Viveca Lindfors as Evelyn Taylor
Kent Smith as David Cummins
Janis Paige as Nadine Taylor
Robert Douglas as Philip Cagle
John Alvin as Calder Taylor
Monte Blue as The Sheriff
Frances Morris as Miss Roberts
Nita Talbot as Miss Goff
Edward Van Sloan as Judge (uncredited)
William Lava Original Music Composer
Saul Elkins Producer
Russell S. Hughes Screenplay
Carl E. Guthrie Director of Photography
Richard L. Bare Director
Richard Sale Story
Frank Magee Editor
Perc Westmore Makeup Artist
George James Hopkins Set Decoration
United States 17 June 1950
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