Married insurance adjuster John Forbes falls for femme fatale Mona Stevens while her boyfriend is in jail and all suffer serious consequences as a result.

Genres

Crime

Film-Noir

Thriller

Cast

Dick Powell

Lizabeth Scott

Jane Wyatt

Raymond Burr

Directors

André De Toth

Pitfall Filming Locations

Pitfall Filming Locations

1: 5424 Bradna Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Forbes Family Home )

2: May Company Department Store - 6067 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Mona Stevens's workplace )

3: 9th Street and Olive Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Sue Forbes drops John Forbes in front of his office )

4: 3550 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA ( John and Sue Forbes drive past this location - Eaton's Restaurant - and toward the Wiltern Building in the closing shot of the movie )

5: Hall of Justice - 211 W. Temple Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA ( John Forbes goes there to visit Bill Smiley in jail, and is seen exiting after making a statement to the District Attorney )

6: Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, California, USA

7: Santa Monica Beach, Santa Monica, California, USA ( speedboat scene )

8: General Service Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Pitfall (1948)