The Steel Trap
Seen it?1952 | 85 min | Drama, Crime, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved The Asphalt Jungle or Point Blank, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 25 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1952: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$1 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Andrew L. Stone
- Joseph CottenJim Osborne
- Teresa WrightLaurie Osborne
- Jonathan HaleTom Bowers
- Walter SandeCustoms Inspector
- Eddie MarrKen Woodley
- Carleton YoungBriggs, airline clerk
- Katherine WarrenMrs. Kellogg
- Tom PowersValcourt, Travel Agent
- Stephanie KingSusan Osborne
- Aline TowneGail Woodley