The Shootin' Fool

The Shootin' Fool

NR 1920 · 20 min · ★ 9.0 · Western

The Shootin' Fool sometimes known as Some Shooter is a 1920 silent Western short.

Directed by Hoot Gibson · Written by Josephine Spencer

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