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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.

1913 20 minutes

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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.

Released

19th December 1913

112 years ago

Runtime

20 minutes

Finishes at 4:41pm

Directed by

Reginald Barker

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Written by

William H. Clifford

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