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The Desert Demon (1925)

The Desert Demon poster
Directed by
Richard Thorpe
Genre
Western film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent Western from the 1920s following a cowboy hero as he gets into scrapes and confronts a villain. It is a short action picture built around stunts and chase scenes typical of the era.

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What happens

The Desert Demon is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jay Wilsey, Betty Morrissey, and Harry Todd. The film was one of eight films released by Weiss Brothers under the banner of “Thunderbolt Thrillers,” all starring Buffalo Bill, Jr. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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