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Plot

Edmond O'Brien became the latest actor to try his hand at directing in Man-Trap (he'd previous functioned as codirector on 1957's Shield for Murder). Jeffrey Hunter stars as an impressionable fellow whose old marine buddy (David Janssen) talks him into a questionable business venture. Hunter joins Janssen in a plot to hijack nearly four million dollars from the Mob. The results are far from beneficial, either for Hunter or his alcoholic, promiscuous young wife (Stella Stevens). Man-Trap was adapted from John D. MacDonald's novel Taint of the Tiger.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Thriller
Run Time:
93min.
Distributor(s):
Paramount
Director(s):
Edmond O'Brien
Starring:
Jeffrey Hunter , David Janssen , Stella Stevens , Elaine Devry , Arthur Batanides
Themes:
Dangerous Friends,Crime Gone Awry
Tone:
Slick,Forceful,Gritty,Ominous,Tense
Keywords:
airport,alcoholism,army-buddy,money,robbery,wife,wound [injury]
Language:
English