Radio review – SDP – “Pitfall” (1949) **

Dick Powell is a bored exec lured into a life of crime by a femme fetale – kind of. You don’t blame him since his wife is dull and his kid so whiny (“we’ll get ‘em, won’t we dad” – just like the little brat in Shane, a pure baby boomer). At the end when the wife tells him she’ll take him back but only under sufferance you can’t help thinking maybe he’d be better off going it alone. Enjoyable enough although probably could have done with a bit more detail. Raymond Burr reprises his film role but he doesn't get featured billing in the end credits. Andre de Toth pops up at the end and its interesting to hear his halting English.