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The Winking Idol (1926)

The Winking Idol poster
Directed by
Francis Ford
Genre
Western film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
3h 20m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent Western serial in ten chapters. It follows the adventures of a hero and heroine as they face various dangers and villains. The story involves a mysterious idol and the quest surrounding it.

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What happens

The Winking Idol is a 1926 American silent Western film serial, consisting of 10 chapters, starring William Desmond and Eileen Sedgwick. Directed by Francis Ford, the screenplay was written by Arthur Henry Gooden, George Morgan and Charles E. van Loan. This serial was released by Universal Pictures and is considered to be a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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