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The Dragon's Net (1920)

The Dragon's Net poster
Directed by
Henry MacRae
Genre
action film, silent film, adventure film, serial film
Country
United States
Runtime
58 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent film serial about a valuable artifact that draws adventurers into a series of dangerous episodes. Much of the story was filmed in Asia and Hawaii.

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What happens

The Dragon's Net is a 1920 action film serial directed by Henry MacRae. It was adapted from J. Allan Dunn's "The Petals of Lao-Tze," from the December 18, 1917 issue of Adventure. Many scenes were shot in the Far East and Hawaii. The film is considered to be lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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