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Trapped by Television

"AS STARTLING AS ITS TITLE"

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1936 · 1h 4m
Drama, Science Fiction, Romance
Starring Mary Astor · Lyle Talbot · Nat Pendleton
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An inventor looking for backing for his television invention gets involved with a crooked businessman and gangsters who try to steal his invention.

Theatrical
Jun 15, 1936
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 31, 2004
Director
Del Lord
Writers
Lee Loeb, Harold Buchman, Sherman L. Lowe, Al Martin
Producer
Ben Pivar
Studio
Columbia Pictures
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Cast

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M
Mary Astor
Barbara 'Bobby' Blake
L
Lyle Talbot
Fred Dennis
N
Nat Pendleton
Rocky O'Neil
J
Joyce Compton
Mae Collins
T
Thurston Hall
John Curtis
H
Henry Mollison
Thornton
W
Wyrley Birch
Paul Turner
R
Robert Strange
Standish

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