The Trap (1922 film)

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The Trap
Directed by	Robert Thornby
Written by	Lon Chaney Lucien Hubbard George H. Hull Irving Thalberg
Starring	Lon Chaney Alan Hale, Sr. Lon Chaney Jr.
Cinematography	Virgil Miller
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	May 9, 1922 May 25, 1924
Country	United States
Language	English
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For other films with this title see The Trap

The Trap (1922) is a silent film, released by Universal Pictures. The film was released in the United Kingdom as Heart of a Wolf. The film features an angry miner who sets out for revenge on a man who stole his mine. It was filmed in Yosemite National Park in California.

The film starred Lon Chaney, Sr. as the leading character, Alan Hale as his rival, and Irene Rich as the female lead. Chaney's son, sixteen-year-old Lon Chaney Jr., appeared in a brief scene in the film. This was Chaney Jr.'s film debut and the only silent film he appeared in. He did not appear in another film until The Galloping Ghost in 1931.

Chaney Sr also appeared in an unrelated film of the same name in 1913.