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Trapped in the Great Metropolis
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by George K. Rolands
Cast: J.W. Clinton [J. Rex Tarbell, also known as ‘The Man Behind’], Victoria Wallace [Rose Austin, also known as ‘Madame Dufrene’], Eddie Gibbs (Edward Gibbs) [Jack Hammond], Albert Prisco [Pizzoli], [?] Mrs. M. Dixon or Mrs. M. Dickson? [Mrs. Gibson], Frank Frayne [Buddie McKee], Sidney Dalbrook (Sidney D’Albrook) [Mike Garoni], Miss St. Clair (Mrs. Lewis McCord) [Theresa], William Deegan [Tony], John Stanley [the buffer], Mrs. Wilson [Mrs. Tarbell], Mr. Simon [a police inspector], Mr. Whitney [editor of The New York Transcript]
Rolands Feature Film Company production. / Produced by George K. Rolands. From a screen story by George K. Rolands. Cinematography by Frederick Beck. / Released April 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was rereleased in the USA (in four reels) on a State Rights basis in 1917.
Drama.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 20 August 2025.
References: MoPicNews-19140404 p. 35 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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[The Motion Picture News, 4 April 1914, page 35 : The Roland Feature Film Company has just released a five-reel photodrama entitled “Trapped in the Great Metropolis.” This picture has been written and produced under the sole direction of George K. Roland, late of the Universsal Film Manufacturing Company. / The photoplay contains five hundred scenes and over four hundred characters were needed for the ensemble work for the scene of depicting police life in New York City. The Broadway scenes in this picture were taken at no little expense and risk, as were the auto chases of the Great White Way. This photodrama may well prove to be one of the sensations of the season.
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