Drama · United States of America · 1913 · 20m

The Pitfall

Director

Cast

Margaret Thompson as Hazel Dorn Leona Hutton as Fannie Rice Gayne Whitman as Jim Bell William Clifford as Walter Belasco as The Traitor Sherman Bainbridge as John Hern

Crew

William H. Clifford — Story Thomas H. Ince — Producer

Tagline

A powerful Two-Reel drama by the Kay-Bee Company of an amateur chorus girl saved from a grave mistake by another woman who has learned her lesson.

Synopsis

Pretty country girl Hazel Dorn sings in her church choir when she sees a newspaper advertisement for chorus girls placed by theatrical manager John Hern. Despite her mother's pleas, she leaves home for the city. Hern has personal reasons for hiring the young girl and intends to lure her to her ruin. However, another, older girl, Fannie Rice, who has already been a victim of Hern, contrives to save Hazel.

Mood & Themes

lost film

Key Collaborators

Reginald Barker Director William H. Clifford Story Thomas H. Ince Producer

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