The White Trap

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The White Trap
The White Trap (1959 film).jpg
British theatrical poster
Directed by Sidney Hayers
Screenplay by Peter Barnes
Produced by Julian Wintle
Leslie Parkyn
Starring Lee Patterson
Conrad Phillips
Cinematography Eric Cross
Edited byTristam Cones
Music by Franz Reizenstein
Production
company
Distributed by Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (UK)
Release date
  • August 1959 (1959-08)(UK)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The White Trap is a 1959 British second feature ('B') [1] thriller film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Lee Patterson. [2] [3] The screenplay was by Peter Barnes.

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Plot

Escaped convict Paul Langley tries to reach his wife who is about to have a baby.

Cast

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "An efficient low-budget chase thriller, neither particularly credible nor (in its hectic opening escape scenes) original, but sufficiently taut and showmanlike to grip the attention." [4]

Picturegoer wrote: "The escape opening is somewhat routine, but the chase leads up excitingly to a twist ending." [5]

Picture Show wrote: "There is nothing out of the ordinary about the first half of the film, although it never drags, but it picks up towards the end when there is an entertaining mixture of action, humour and feminine appeal." [6]

TV Guide wrote "The suspense builds up towards the end, but the plot is unrelentingly downbeat." [7]

Noirish noted "one of those unexpected gems that occasionally bring joy to the B-feature watcher’s heart." [8]

Home media

The film is available as a Special Feature on Edgar Wallace Mysteries volume 2, released by Network DVD in 2012. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 176. ISBN   978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ↑ "The White Trap". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Vagg, Stephen (16 January 2025). "Forgotten British moguls: Nat Cohen – Part Two (1957-1962)". Filmink. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "The White Trap". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 26 (300): 140. 1 January 1959. ProQuest   1305818925.
  5. ↑ "The White Trap". Picturegoer . 38: 10. 6 September 1959. ProQuest   1776818287.
  6. ↑ "The White Trap". Picture Show : 13. 10 Oct 1959. ProQuest   1879611182.
  7. ↑ "The White Trap | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 18 Oct 2015.
  8. ↑ "White Trap, The (1959)". Noirish: The annex to John Grant's "A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Film Noir". April 22, 2014.
  9. ↑ "The Edgar Wallace Mysteries - Volume 2". www.dvdbeaver.com.
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