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The Tell Tale Wire (1919)

The Tell Tale Wire poster
Original title
The Tell-Tale Wire
Directed by
B. Reeves Eason
Genre
Western film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
20 min
Rated
NR
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A cowboy must solve a mystery involving some telegraph wires. This short silent western puts a straightforward cowboy conflict at its center.

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What happens

The Tell Tale Wire is a 1919 American short silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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