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The Firefly of Tough Luck (1917)

The Firefly of Tough Luck poster
Directed by
E. Mason Hopper
Genre
Western film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent western from 1917. A woman in a tough mining town faces hard circumstances and tries to make a better life. It focuses on her struggle and choices.

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What happens

The Firefly of Tough Luck is an American 1917 silent film directed by E. Mason Hopper and written by J. G. Hawks. It was produced and released by the Triangle Film Corporation, and starred Alma Rubens and Charles Gunn. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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