The World's Great Snare

The World's Great Snare is a 1916 American silent drama film produced by Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company and distributed through Paramount Pictures. 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, a noted stage actress, and Irving Cummings, later a director, is the male lead.[1] The film is now considered lost.[2]

The World's Great Snare
Directed byJoseph Kaufman
Based onThe World's Great Snare
by E. Phillips Oppenheim
Produced byAdolph Zukor
StarringPauline Frederick
Irving Cummings
CinematographyEdward Gheller
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • June 25, 1916 (1916-06-25)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Cast

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Film still

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References

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  1. ^ The Moving Picture World, Volume 29. World Photographic Publishing Company. 1916. p. 479.
  2. ^ The World's Great Snare at Unsung Divas website: The Pauline Frederick website
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