The Trap (1922)
A miner's happiness is destroyed when a rival steals his mine. He becomes obsessed with revenge, and plans a trap for the man who took his mine.
- Date of release
- 1922-05-08
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Robert Thornby
Casting
- Lon Chaney — Gaspard the Good
- Alan Hale — Benson
- Dagmar Godowsky — Thalie
- Stanley Goethals — The Boy
- Irene Rich — The Teacher
- Spottiswoode Aitken — The Factor
- Herbert Standing — The Priest
- Frank Campeau — The Police Sergeant
- Lon Chaney Jr. — Boy in Crowd Behind Gaspard (uncredited)
- Dick Sutherland — Big Picture - The Bully (uncredited)
Interesting facts
The Trap is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Robert Thornby and starring Lon Chaney and Alan Hale. It was released by Universal Pictures. The film was released in the United Kingdom under the title Heart of a Wolf. One working title for the film was Wolfbreed. The film was re-released in the U.S. in 1926.
Production
The Trap was filmed in Yosemite National Park in California. This was the first Chaney film to use the panchromatic film stock, which became popular in the late 1920s.
The film's tagline was "A GREAT dramatic and scenic wonder picturing vividly how a man lost himself when fate played against him, only to find himself again through the love and affection of a little child. A powerful and beautiful picture for every member of your family!"
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