The Showdown | |
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Directed by | Victor Schertzinger |
Written by | Ethel Doherty Hope Loring Houston Branch (play Wildcat) |
Starring | Evelyn Brent |
Cinematography | Victor Milner |
Edited by | George Nichols Jr. |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent |
The Showdown is a 1928 silent American drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Evelyn Brent. The film is preserved at the Library of Congress. [1] In 2013 the Library of Congress print was shown at Capitolfest at Rome, New York. [2]
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