Man-Trap
Sign in to saveMan-Trap is a 1961 American neo-noir film about a Korean War veteran who becomes involved in a scheme to steal $3.5 million from a Central American dictator. The film was directed by Edmond O'Brien and stars Jeffrey Hunter, David Janssen and Stella Stevens. The plot is based on the novel Soft Touch by John D. MacDonald, which had previously been serialised in Cosmopolitan magazine in March 1958 as "Taint of the Tiger".
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5.8Helmed by Edmond O'Brien, this slick crime thriller stars Jeffrey Hunter as naïve Matt Jameson, whose Korean War pal Vince Biskay talks Matt into helping commandeer nearly $4 million from a Central American dictator. After Vince is wounded in a gun battle as they're making off with the loot, the duo holes up at Matt's house -- where his boozy, promiscuous wife puts the moves on Vince.
Released: 1961-09-2093 minDir: Edmond O'BrienDrama, Thriller
Cast
- Jeffrey Hunter as Matt Jameson
- David Janssen as Vince Biskay
- Stella Stevens as Nina Jameson
- Elaine Devry as Liz Addams
- Virginia Gregg as Ruth
- Dorothy Green as Vera Snavely
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1961
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- heist film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Edmond O'Brien
- Cast member
- Arthur Batanides
- Composer
- Leith Stevens
- Narrative location
- California
- Duration
- +93
- FilmAffinity ID
- 923422
- Distribution format
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Man-Trap is a 1961 American neo-noir film about a Korean War veteran who becomes involved in a scheme to steal $3.5 million from a Central American dictator. The film was directed by Edmond O'Brien and stars Jeffrey Hunter, David Janssen and Stella Stevens. The plot is based on the novel Soft Touch by John D. MacDonald, which had previously been serialised in Cosmopolitan magazine in March 1958 as "Taint of the Tiger".
==Plot== Although injured in combat, Matt Jameson returns home from Korea safely and works in California as an engineer. He is unhappily married to Nina, an alcoholic, and is attracted to his boss's secretary, Liz Addams.
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1961 American films1961 crime drama films1961 English-language films1961 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican crime drama filmsAmerican heist filmsAmerican neo-noir filmsEnglish-language crime drama filmsFilms based on short fictionFilms directed by Edmond O'BrienFilms scored by Leith Stevens