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The Evil Eye (1920)

The Evil Eye poster
Directed by
Wally Van
Genre
action film, silent film, serial film
Country
United States
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A champion boxer goes on a dangerous mission to stop a criminal mastermind. He teams up with a woman to find a hidden treasure while evading traps and fights.

action-packedsuspensefulfast-pacedretromelodramaticstunt-filledcliffhanger

What happens

The Evil Eye is a 1920 American silent action film serial directed by J. Gordon Cooper and Wally Van, written by Roy L. McCardell, and starring world lightweight boxing champion Benny Leonard, with Ruth Dwyer and Stuart Holmes. Produced by Hallmark Pictures Corporation and distributed by Asher’s Enterprise, the serial was released in 15 episodes beginning in May 1920. It is considered to be a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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