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Pawned (1922)

Pawned poster
Directed by
Irvin Willat
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets entangled in a dangerous scheme involving a pawned item. The story follows his struggle to escape the consequences of his actions.

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What happens

Pawned is a 1922 American silent melodrama film directed by Irvin Willat, and starring Tom Moore, Edith Roberts, Charles K. Gerrard, Josef Swickard, Mabel Van Buren, and James O. Barrows. It is based on the 1921 novel of the same name by Frank L. Packard. The film was released by Selznick Distributing Corporation on November 13, 1922. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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