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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."

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.

Top Cast

  • Margaret Thompson

    Margaret Thompson

    Hazel Dorn

  • Leona Hutton

    Leona Hutton

    Fannie Rice

  • Gayne Whitman

    Gayne Whitman

    Jim Bell

  • William Clifford

    William Clifford

  • Walter Belasco

    Walter Belasco

    The Traitor

  • Sherman Bainbridge

    Sherman Bainbridge

    John Hern

  • Charles Edler

    Charles Edler

Overview

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.

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