The Showdown

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The Showdown

"Four white men and one white woman caught in the spell of tropical passions!"

1928

1h 20m

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Drama

Overview

Passions run hot in the tropics as men fight over oil wells and a woman.

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8 members

Acting

George Bancroft

Cardan

Acting

Evelyn Brent

Sibyl Shelton

Acting

Neil Hamilton

Wilson Shelton

Acting

Fred Kohler

Winter

Acting

Helen Lynch

Goldie

Acting

Arnold Kent

Hugh Pickerell

Acting

Leslie Fenton

Kilgore Shelton

Acting

George Kuwa

Willie

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