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The Trap
(1913) American
B&W : One reel
Directed by Edwin August

Cast: Cleo Madison, Lon Chaney

Powers Picture Plays production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. / Released [?] 3 or 26? October 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / Universal production number 0157. [?] Blake-Films p. 4 and other sources list the release date as 3 October 1913; Blake-Films p. 4 also notes that the Universal Picture Code Book lists a release date of 26 October 1913 for this film.

Drama.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in Blake-Films p. 4.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain.

Listing updated: 28 November 2005.

References: Blake-Films p. 4; Spehr-American p. 100; Weaver-Twenty p. 75 : Website-Chaney.