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The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1952)

The Outcasts of Poker Flat poster
Directed by
Joseph M. Newman
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 21m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of people are banished from a mining town during a harsh winter. They must survive together in the wilderness while facing dangerous weather and their own conflicts.

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What happens

The Outcasts of Poker Flat is a 1952 American Western film directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring Anne Baxter and Dale Robertson. The screenplay is based on a short story of the same name by Bret Harte. Harte's story has been brought to film at least five times, including in 1919 with Harry Carey and in 1937 with Preston Foster. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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