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Trapped by Television

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Gangsters look for a way to make money from an inventor's (Lyle Talbot) television work.

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Audience Member Trapped By Television Approved (brawl and undestruction) - action and crime Sciencefiction Gang Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/28/24 Full Review Steve D It is sad to see Astor reduced to this. So glad she rebounded (or was no longer punished for her personal life, while the man continued to get strong material). Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Lyle Talbot (a B movie stalwart know for, among other things, "Glen or Glenda") is an inventor working on a super high tech television camera. Bill collector and science nerd Nat Pendleton tries to collect money from him, but becomes enamored with his invention and pledges to help him find the money to complete it. They turn to Mary Astor, who raises the money from a company looking to get into the television business. Unfortunately, gangsters lead by Marc Lawrence are trying to sell the company their own corrupt television equipment (!) and they sabotage the demo of Talbot's invention. A really strange romantic crime drama that is able to treat television as sci-fi technology. It's not a great film, but it has a solid, interesting cast is not very long. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Cute romantic comedy Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member 72% Love that title. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Not too bad of a little film. It has a little humor and whits. The plot isn't so bad but outdated to today's technology. The characters are alright, and the film isn't very long. Basically a film about the dreams of science, in this case, one which does come true. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Gangsters look for a way to make money from an inventor's (Lyle Talbot) television work.
Director
Del Lord
Screenwriter
Lee Loeb, Harold Buchman
Production Co
American Internat'l Pics
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 13, 2017
Runtime
1h 4m
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