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Revenge

1918 · 70 min Drama Western
6.0 / 10 · TMDB

Easterner Alva Leigh arrives in the mining town of Magnet just after her fiancé, Donald Jaffray, has been murdered. Because Alva has sworn vengeance, "Sudden" Duncan, the real murderer, accuses Donald's partner, Dick Randall, of the crime. Knowing that Dick is planning a journey across the desert, Duncan fills his canteen with poison, but Alva, who also is determined to kill Dick, drills a hole in the canteen so that the water will drain out. After Dick's departure, Alva learns from "Tiger Lil'," who is jealous of Duncan's attention to the Eastern newcomer, that it was Duncan who killed Donald. Frantic, Alva immediately mounts a horse and rides into the desert to save the man she now recognizes as her true love. Tiger Lil' shoots Duncan in a dance hall quarrel, and Alva marries Dick.

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Year 1918
Country United States of America
Genre Drama, Western
Director Tod Browning
Runtime 70 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.0/10 (1 votes)

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The director constructs a classic revenge western that relies on the potent themes of mistaken identity and female agency. It explores how blind fury can give way to clarity, using the vast desert as a crucible for the characters' transformation.

What lingers after the final shot is the raw tension of the chase and the stark realization that love and vengeance are often two sides of the same coin. A compact tale of redemption under a merciless sun — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Tod Browning

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With a glass of bourbon, as the night wind howls outside. To feel the desert heat and the tension before the draw.

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