The Pitfall (1913)
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.
Director: Reginald Barker
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Margaret Thompson as Hazel Dorn |
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Leona Hutton as Fannie Rice |
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Gayne Whitman as Jim Bell |
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William Clifford as |
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Walter Belasco as The Traitor |
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Sherman Bainbridge as John Hern |
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Charles Edler as |
| Directing | Reginald Barker | Director |
| Writing | William H. Clifford | Story |
| Writing | Harry G. Stafford | Scenario Writer |
| Production | Thomas H. Ince | Producer |