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Superstition (1920)

Superstition poster
Directed by
Edward Laemmle
Genre
Western film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
20 min
Rated
NR
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A cowboy deals with local beliefs and fears in a small Western town. The silent film follows his efforts to navigate a situation where superstition causes trouble for him and others.

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What happens

Superstition is a 1920 American two-reel silent Western film directed by Edward Laemmle for the Universal Film Manufacturing Company and featuring Hoot Gibson. It was based on a story by Arthur Henry Gooden, with a scenario by Ford Beebe. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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