Episode 716: Pitfall (1948)

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The Projection Booth

Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Film History, Tv & Film

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

We to kick off Noirvember 2024 with a delve into Pitfall (1948), a classic film noir directed by André De Toth, starring Dick Powell as an insurance man caught in a web of deception and danger. When Powell's character falls for Lizabeth Scott’s femme fatale, his seemingly mundane life spirals into chaos, bringing betrayal, blackmail, and murder.

Ian Brownell and Philip Marinello join Mike to explore the film’s themes of moral ambiguity, post-war disillusionment, and the pitfalls of desire in this rich discussion of this noir gem.

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0:00.0	Hold your ears, folks. It's showtime.
0:08.6	People pay good money to see this movie.
0:10.9	When they go out to a theater, they want cold sodas, hot popcorn, and no monsters in the projection booth.
0:17.3	Everyone pretend podcasting isn't boring.
0:20.2	Shut it off.
0:25.7	Turn it off.
0:26.8	Turn it off.
0:31.6	Hey, Andrew! It looked harmless enough.
0:45.3	Just a professional model's album of poses.
0:49.3	Yet this was the glamorous pitfall, where there lurked the most seductive forces of evil.
0:57.8	Violent jealousy.
0:59.4	Johnny, I like that girl.
1:01.5	I don't care what you like or what you don't like.
1:06.6	The torments of unfaithfulness.
1:09.0	I met her a couple of months ago while I was on a case
1:11.6	What about this deal?
1:13.6	Somebody told him a lot of things about her and me
1:17.6	Are they true?
1:20.6	Yes
1:22.6	Venomous hate.
1:32.9	The raging fury of a guilty conscience.
1:41.9	You'd let her call the police.
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