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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