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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1452

Woman Trap

192982 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: English
This copy runs: 65:17
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · William A. Wellman · Public domain

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Synopsis

A police captain and his criminal brother stand on opposite sides of the law. A woman seeking revenge offers the fugitive help, then discovers too late how her scheme will affect both men.

Cast

Evelyn Brent

DirectorsWilliam A. Wellman

Inspirations

William A. Wellman adapts Edwin J. Burke's play Brothers. The crime story places family loyalty and personal revenge against the captain's public responsibilities.

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Evelyn Brent — Original publisher and holder of property rights: Film Booking Offices of America Inc. · Public domain

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