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His Back Against the Wall

His Back Against the Wall

Don't miss this great romance-you'll revel in its intensity and you'll wish it for your own.

Genres

ComedyWestern

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Jeremy Dice, a finisher in a New York East Side tailor shop who prides himself on being a smart dresser and dancer, proves to be cowardly when he retreats from a bully who gets fresh with his girl, and his employer discharges him. Deciding to go out west, Jeremy is caught hitching the rails and comes upon two outlaws in the desert disputing over booty; they are both killed in a shoot-out, and Jeremy is proclaimed a hero by the sheriff.....

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

50 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

21 May 1922

Country

United States of America

Cast

Raymond Hatton

Raymond Hatton

Jeremy Dice

Virginia Valli

Virginia Valli

Mary Welling

Will Walling

Will Walling

Sheriff Lawrence

Shannon Day

Shannon Day

Dorothy Petwell

J. Gordon Russell

J. Gordon Russell

Bronc Lewis

W.H. Bainbridge

W.H. Bainbridge

Henry Welling

Virginia Madison

Virginia Madison

Mrs. Welling

Fred Kohler

Fred Kohler

Arizona Pete

Dudley Hendricks

Dudley Hendricks

Dr. Farley

Jack Curtis

Jack Curtis

Lew Shaler

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