"Pitfall" from 1948 is a new film to me and I found it to be a solid entry in the Noir genre. The writing and cinematography is good, the actors are good, though as others have noted Powell is maybe a little too dispassionate and static, however it's one of those stories that wears on you even in its short runtime and leaves you without a very satisfying ending, though perhaps it achieves more realism this way with a tinge of melancholy apropos to film noir. In summary, I liked it and rate it a 7/10 and it was the right length, under 90 minutes. As others have said, definitely a forward looking film, it felt like a 50's film made in 1948.
Review of Pitfall
