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The Trap

192261 minUnited States
Drama

Synopsis

Trapper Gaspard loses both his sweetheart and his mine to another man and patiently plans revenge. Taking charge of his rival's child begins to soften him, but the old obsession remains. A trap prepared for the father threatens to destroy the affection that could have changed Gaspard's life.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
61:33
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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Universal Pictures · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsRobert Thornby

Behind the scenes

Lon Chaney contributed to the story and starred in the Yosemite-filmed drama. The wilderness setting gives physical form to a revenge plot that is gradually challenged by care for a child.

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