The Steel Trap

directed by Andrew L. Stone
Category: "Suspense"
Year of Release:1952
Date Added:09/09/2024
Date Watched:09/09/2024
Description:Jim Osborne (Joseph Cotten), assistant manager at an L.A. has a pretty wife, Laurie (Teresa Wright), a cute daughter, a nice house, and a job with the chance of advancement. But one day he realizes he could steal $1 million from the bank and suddenly everything changes. He decides to leave in two days, which means that he has to find a sitter for their daughter, reserve flights, get passports and, oh yeah, steal the money. One thing after another goes wrong. He has to break into the Brazilian embassy to get their passports, they miss flights, customs opens his suitcase ... Finally, when they miss their flight to Brazil, Laurie figures out what's going on. She leaves Jim and goes home. Jim, struck with being alone and wanted and having lost his self-respect, decides to race home and return the money before anyone realizes it's missing. He makes it just in time and goes home to find his wife all happy and forgiving.
My Rating:5

Reviews for The Steel Trap

Review - Steel Trap, The

The major flaw in this movie is one of character. Even though Jim got the money back before anyone found out, he lied to his wife and stole it and shouldn't be trusted by her or the bank. He totally got away, not only with dishonesty but stupidity, apparently without penalty — except for the several hundred dollars of his own money he spent trying to get the bank's money out of the country. There just wasn't a convincing reason for him to do what he did, and it made me wish he'd get caught.

Reviewed by Roger on 2024-09-09 16:20:50

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