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The Trap

1919 · 66 min

A melodramatic silent tale of secrets and blackmail that unfolds with earnest emotion and a sense of looming consequence.

Directed by
Frank Reicher
Genres
Romance, Drama
Overview
A schoolteacher in the Yukon promises her hand in marriage to a rich prospector, but instead she marries his no-good brother. After her husband disappears and is reported dead, she marries a rich New York stockbroker, but doesn't tell him about her first marriage. Soon she is contacted by someone who threatens to tell her new husband all about her past if she doesn't pay up.

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Directed by
Frank Reicher
Genres
Romance, Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • love
  • deception
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Frank Reicher
Written by
Eve Unsell, Jules Eckert Goodman
Starring
Olive Tell, Sidney Mason, Tallulah Bankhead, Jere Austin, Rod La Rocque, Joseph Burke, Earl Schenck
Runtime
66 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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