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The Last Straw (1920)

The Last Straw poster
Directed by
Charles Swickard, Denison Clift
Genre
Western film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent Western about a man who takes on his first leading role in a story set in the American frontier. The film follows his efforts to navigate a situation that pushes him to act, though the exact plot is lost.

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What happens

The Last Straw is a lost 1920 American silent Western film directed by Denison Clift and Charles Swickard and starring Buck Jones, Vivian Rich, and Jane Talent. It cost $31,000 to make, considerably exceeding its planned budget. It was Jones' first starring role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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