Trapped by Television (1936) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1936 · 64 mins · English

Directed by

Del Lord

Starring

Nat Pendleton, Robert Strange, Thurston Hall, Mary Astor, Joyce Compton, Lyle Talbot

Startling as its title, the film follows an ambitious inventor desperate to secure funding for his groundbreaking television device. In his quest he becomes entangled with a sleazy businessman and a gang of criminals who plot to appropriate the invention for themselves, leading to a tense clash of wit and danger.