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The Trap (1959)

The Trap (1959)

Crime Thriller
Release Date: 1959, January 28
Directors: Norman Panama
Countries: United States of America
Production: Heath Productions, Heath Productions, Heath Productions, Parkwood Enterprises, Parkwood Enterprises, Parkwood Enterprises
Cast: Lee J. Cobb, John Indrisano, Mike Mahoney, Carl Milletaire, Wayne Heffley, Walter Coy, Richard Widmark, Earl Holliman, Karl Lukas, Carl Benton Reid, Louis Quinn, Lorne Greene

Overview:

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...