''The Trap'' (Spanish: ''La trampa'') is a 1949 Argentine

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...

directed by

Carlos Hugo Christensen Carlos Hugo Christensen ( Santiago del Estero, 15 December 1914 – Rio de Janeiro, 30 November 1999) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer. He was of Danish descent through his paternal side. Christensen directed fi ...

and starring

Zully Moreno Zulema Esther González Borbón, better known as Zully Moreno (October 17, 1920 in Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires – December 25, 1999 in Buenos Aires), was an Argentine film actress of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–1960). She ...

, George Rigaud, and

Juana Sujo Juana Sujo (1913–1961) was an Argentine stage and film actress. Sujo was a noted stage actress, and in 1939 appeared in her first film. In 1948 she left Argentina due to her opposition to the regime of Juan Perón and settled in Venezuela wher ...

.Rist p.156 A woman marries a man without understanding the darker depths of his personality.

Cast

as Paulina Figueroa * George Rigaud as Hugo Morán / Paul Deval *

as Agatha Valle *

Carlos Thompson Juan Carlos Mundin-Schaffter, known as Carlos Thompson, (7 June 1923 – 10 October 1990) was an Argentine actor. Career Of German and Swiss descent, he played leading roles on stage and in films in Argentina. He went to Hollywood in the 1950s ...

as Mario Casares *

Juan Corona Juan Vallejo Corona (February 7, 1934 – March 4, 2019) was a Mexican serial killer who was convicted of the murders of twenty-five migrant farm workers found buried in peach orchards along the Feather River in Sutter County, California, U ...

as Dr. Vargas * María Santos as Srta. Martín *

María Esther Buschiazzo María Esther Buschiazzo (1889–1971) was an Argentine actress.Seibel, Beatriz (2002). ''Historia del Teatro Argentino: Desde Los Rituales Hasta 1930''. Volume 1. Corregidor, p. 379. Filmography *''Hombre de la esquina rosada'' (1962) *'' La ...

as Josefina *

Arnoldo Chamot Arnoldo is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: First name *Arnoldo Alemán (born 1946), Nicaraguan politician * Arnoldo José Avilés García (born 1968), Honduran politician * Arnoldo Camu (1937—1973), Chilean lawyer a ...

as Relator * Raquel Notar as Presidenta de la Liga *

André Dumont André Dumont may refer to: * André Dumont (geologist) * André Dumont (politician) André Dumont (24 May 1764 at Oisemont – 19 October 1838 at Abbeville), was a French parliamentarian, a regicide, a deputy of the National Convention, Pres ...

as Extorsionador * Mario Caraballo *

Gloria Ferrandiz Gloria Ferrandiz (1893 in Uruguay – 1970) was an Argentine actress of the classic Argentine cinema era. She starred in over 40 films, including the 1962 film ''Una Jaula no tiene secretos''. Selected filmography *''Las seis suegras de Barba ...

as Sra. Salcedo

References

Bibliography

* Rist, Peter H. ''Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

External links

* 1949 films Argentine thriller films 1940s thriller films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen Films based on British novels Argentine black-and-white films 1940s Argentine films {{1940s-thriller-film-stub