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The Story That Made the World Sit Up in a Dazed Surprise

1923 · 90 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama

The arrival of pretty Carol Milford in the staid Midwestern town of Gopher Prairie really shakes up the locals.

Directed by Harry Beaumont · Written by Julien Josephson

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