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9 May 1922 (USA)
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A miner's happiness is destroyed when a rival steals his mine. He becomes obsessed with revenge, and plans a trap for the man who took his mine. | add synopsis
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(Complete credited cast) | Lon Chaney | ... | Gaspard the Good |
 | Alan Hale | ... | Benson |
| Dagmar Godowsky | ... | Thalie |
| Stanley Goethals | ... | The Boy |
| Irene Rich | ... | The Teacher |
| Spottiswoode Aitken | ... | The Factor |
| Herbert Standing | ... | The Priest |
| Frank Campeau | ... | The Police Sergeant |
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Heart of a Wolf (UK)
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The first film project of Lon Chaney Jr.
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Referenced in Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
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In the happy French-Canadian village of Grand-Bellaire, simple-minded miner Lon Chaney (as Gaspard) leads an idyllic life. In the spring, he works his mine and plays with children; Mr. Chaney is "filled and thrilled at the joy of being alive, with trust and love for all mankind in his heart." Chaney's radiant life comes to an abrupt halt, however, when greedy Alan Hale (as Benson) steals both his mine and his girl, Dagmar Godowsky (as Thalie).
For seven years, Chaney is consumed with hate; he is lonely, crushed, and beaten. Meanwhile, Mr. Hale and Ms. Godowsky fall on hard times; he is unable to profit in mining, and she becomes terminally ill. The unhappy couple's only success is their cute five-year-old son Stanley Goethals (as "The Boy"). Obsessed with revenge, Chaney gets his chance when he declines to back-up Hale during a barroom incident; and, Hale is sent to prison. After Godowsky dies, Chaney gets custody of "The Kid" (Goethals), whom he plans to abuse…
This formulaic film combines themes found in Lon Chaney's own "The Penalty" (1920) with Charlie Chaplin's "The Kid" (1921). It is, understandably, not as good as its film cousins; but, Chaney's great performance and its excellent production values, handled by Robert Thornby (director) and Virgil Miller (photographer), make "The Trap" worth getting into.
******* The Trap (1922) Robert Thornby ~ Lon Chaney, Alan Hale, Stanley Goethals