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Movie poster: The Night Rider (1920)
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The Night Rider

1920 · 23 min Western
5.0 / 10 · TMDB

Texas Guinan is having her cattle rustled, so she head into town to hire a night rider. While her one employee is checking out Pat Hartigan, she overhears someone say she needs a husband to manage the ranch. So she pulls out a gun, orders the new preacher over, and marries him at gunpoint, which he doesn't object to. When Hartigan comes over, she opines she's married the wrong man, but facts are facts.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1920
Country United States of America
Genre Western
Director Jay Hunt
Runtime 23 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.0/10 (2 votes)

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The film constructs a classic western on a paradoxical and daring premise, using a comedic twist to explore gender roles and the right to self-determination in the harsh frontier.

What lingers after the final reel is a lively, almost farcical tale where a marriage at gunpoint leads to unexpected liberty, and stereotypes about the weaker sex are shattered by the heroine's resolve. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Jay Hunt

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Watch in the evening as a frontier adventure comedy with a touch of romance.

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