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The Bootleggers (1922)

The Bootleggers poster
Directed by
Roy Sheldon
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent drama set in the Prohibition era. It follows a group of people involved in the illegal liquor trade.

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What happens

The Bootleggers is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Roy Sheldon and starring Walter Miller, Paul Panzer, and Jules Cowles. It is likely a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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