Trapped By Television

Trapped By Television


Starring:Mary Astor, Lyle Talbot, Nat Pendleton, Joyce Compton, Thurston Hall, Henry Mollison, Wyrley Birch, Robert Strange, Russell Hicks, Eddie Fetherston, Wade Boteler, George Webb, Robert Gordon, Max Wagner, Marc Lawrence, Lloyd Whitlock, Mary Blake, Ralph McCullough, Harry C. Bradley, Bruce Sidney
Director: Del Lord
Studio: Alpha Video
Product Type: DVD
Trapped By Television
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Well-done little techno-thriller from a by-gone era
  • Great Science Fiction Curio Movie!!!!!!!!!!!
 Trapped By Television
Starring: Mary Astor , Lyle Talbot , Nat Pendleton , Joyce Compton , and Thurston Hall
Director: Del Lord
Manufacturer: Alpha Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0002HODS6
Release Date: 2004-08-31

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Well-done little techno-thriller from a by-gone era.......2005-07-09

Want to see what Enemy of the State and other contemporary techno-thrillers will look like to your children and grand-children? Take a look at Trapped By Television and you'll get an insight into the future, as this B-movie revolves around the latest, greatest, cutting-edge technology of 1936... TELEVISION!

In Trapped by Television, a techno-geek bill collector is sent to repo some equipment for a loser (Lyle Talbot). Said loser turns out to be an inventor who has created the perfect television recording/broadcasting device, so instead of doing the repo job, the bill collector becomes the inventor's assistant, hooks him with a couple of spunky (if crooked) promoters (led by Mary Astor), and sets him on the path to selling his invention with a major broadcast company that has been attempting to develope their own television device. Unfortunately, standing between the scientist and his roguish companions are a group of violent techno-thieves who have stolen some designs the broadcast company was developing and intend to sell them back to the company at a huge profit. Will our intrepid heroes gain fame and fortune and advance the technology of entertainment, or will television be their death trap?

Trapped By Television features a sharp script, likable characters, and some nice acting. It's a fun watch, and it is a great illustration of how much things have changed in our world in just 50 years, both culturally and technogically.

I recommend it very highly.

5 out of 5 stars Great Science Fiction Curio Movie!!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-05-12

This is a great science fiction curio 30's movie made when Television was in the delevelopmental stage and the thoughts they had on it at that time.It's a must see!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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