The Showdown

The Showdown

★ 8.0IMDb Score
Released:1928-02-25
Genre:Drama
Duration:80 min
Director:Victor Schertzinger
Actors:George Bancroft, Evelyn Brent, Neil Hamilton, Fred Kohler, Helen Lynch
Production:Paramount Pictures, Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation

Overview:

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

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