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  • The Trap (II) (1914)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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The Trap (II) (1914)
Short | Short, Drama

Sergeant Perry and Corporal Stone are rivals, both in love with Mary O'Toole, daughter of Sergeant O'Toole. Mary favors Corporal Stone. Sergeant Perry forces his attention on Mary, who resents them. Perry assaults a superior officer and is...See moreSergeant Perry and Corporal Stone are rivals, both in love with Mary O'Toole, daughter of Sergeant O'Toole. Mary favors Corporal Stone. Sergeant Perry forces his attention on Mary, who resents them. Perry assaults a superior officer and is reduced to the ranks. Smarting under his disgrace he plans to betray the post into the hands of the Indians. One Feather, a treacherous government scout, tells the chief of Perry's disgrace. Perry plans with the Indians to attack the post, says he will cut the telegraph lines and blow up the powder magazine. Perry cuts the telegraph lines and then goes to the powder magazine to blow it up. While he is in the inner magazine two privates come in for ammunition. Perry hides from them; they get their ammunition and on leaving, an officer locks the outer magazine door after them. Perry lights the fuse and goes to the door, finds it locked and is blown up in the explosion. One Feather steals the colonel's horse and is thrown in the pursuit. Dying, he informs the colonel of Sergeant Perry's plan to betray the post. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Jack Cunningham (story)
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Updated Mar 20, 1914

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Mar 20, 1914 (United States)

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6 cast members
Name Known for
Tom Chatterton
Corporal Stone Corporal Stone   See fewer
Ramona Radcliffe
Mary O'Toole Mary O'Toole   See fewer
William Ehfe
Sergeant Perry Sergeant Perry   See fewer
Harrington Reynolds
Sergeant O'Toole - Mary's Father Sergeant O'Toole - Mary's Father   See fewer
Gertrude Claire
Mary's Mother Mary's Mother   See fewer
Crazy Thunder
One Feather One Feather   See fewer
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