William Wyler

  • Crank Program Notes: The Love Trap (William Wyler, 1929)

    Poor Evelyn Todd.  “I’m innocent and you won’t even let me explain!” she cries, but it’s much too late.  On the same day she’s fired as a New York chorus girl, she’s evicted from her apartment and nearly prostituted at a socialite party where she’s promised a quick fifty bucks for “looking pretty.”  By the…

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