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The Pitfall

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.
Dec 19, 1913 · 20m
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Drama

PLOT

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.

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CAST

Margaret Thompson
Hazel Dorn
Leona Hutton
Fannie Rice
Gayne Whitman
Jim Bell
William Clifford
Walter Belasco
The Traitor
Sherman Bainbridge
John Hern
Charles Edler
Directed by Reginald Barker

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Kay-Bee Pictures
Country
US

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