The Steel Trap

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.

Cast

Joseph Cotten

as Jim Osborne

Teresa Wright

as Laurie Osborne

Jonathan Hale

as Tom Bowers

Walter Sande

as Customs Inspector

Eddie Marr

as Ken Woodley

Carleton Young

as Briggs, airline clerk

Katherine Warren

as Mrs. Kellogg

Tom Powers

as Valcourt, Travel Agent

Stephanie King

as Susan Osborne

Aline Towne

as Gail Woodley

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