''The World's Great Snare'' is a 1916 American
silent drama film
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produced by
Adolph Zukor
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's
Famous Players Film Company
The Famous Players Film Company was a film company founded in 1912 by Adolph Zukor in partnership with the Frohman brothers, powerful New York City theatre impresario.
History
Discussions to form the company were held at The Lambs, a famous th ...
and distributed through
Paramount Pictures
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. The film is based on a 1900 novel of the same name by
E. Phillips Oppenheim and was directed by
Joseph Kaufman. The film stars
Pauline Frederick
Pauline Frederick (born Pauline Beatrice Libbey, August 12, 1883 – September 19, 1938) was an American stage and film actress.
Early life
Frederick was born Pauline Beatrice Libbey (later changed to Libby) in Boston in 1883 (some sources stat ...
, a noted stage actress, and
Irving Cummings
Irving Caminsky (October 9, 1888 – April 18, 1959) was an American movie actor and director.
Career
Born in New York City, Cummings started his acting career at age 16 in ''Diplomacy''. His Broadway, performances included ''In the Long R ...
, later a director, is the male lead. The film is now considered
lost
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.
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Cast
*Pauline Frederick
Pauline Frederick (born Pauline Beatrice Libbey, August 12, 1883 – September 19, 1938) was an American stage and film actress.
Early life
Frederick was born Pauline Beatrice Libbey (later changed to Libby) in Boston in 1883 (some sources stat ...
as Myra
*Irving Cummings
Irving Caminsky (October 9, 1888 – April 18, 1959) was an American movie actor and director.
Career
Born in New York City, Cummings started his acting career at age 16 in ''Diplomacy''. His Broadway, performances included ''In the Long R ...
as Byran
*Ferdinand Tidmarsh as Huntley
* Frank Evans as Pete
* Riley Hatch as Almes Rutten
*Buckley Starkey as Skein
See also
*List of lost films
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Reas ...
References
External links
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Surviving stills from the film
1916 films
1916 drama films
Silent American drama films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
Films based on British novels
Paramount Pictures films
Lost American films
Films directed by Joseph Kaufman
1916 lost films
Lost drama films
1910s American films
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