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The Trap (1913 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Trap' is a 1913 American silent short drama film directed by Edwin August, produced by Pat Powers, and starring Murdock MacQuarrie, Pauline Bush and Lon Chaney. The film is now considered lost. Chaney would later appear in an unrelated film of the same name in 1922.
Plot
A jealous girl, Jane, puts paint on her fiance Lons overcoat and becomes excited when she finds traces of the paint on another girls waist. But it develops that Lons brother Chance had worn the coat in the meantime, and she is pacified after an explanation. But later, Chance's wife Cleo finds traces of the paint on Jane's dress and accuses Chance of being unfaithful to her. All is explained in the end.
Cast
* Lon Chaney as Lon
* Murdock MacQuarrie as Chance (Lon's brother)
* Pauline Bush as Jane (Lon's fiance)
* Cleo Madison as Cleo (Chance's wife)
References
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