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1920 · FILM

The Whirlwind

See the plunge over Horseshoe Falls. See the dash over the seventy foot precipice into the river. See the forty foot leap across the chasm on a motorcycle. See the blunder that nearly cost a life at the railroad crossing.

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Synopsis

The Whirlwind is a 1920 movie serial.

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Principal cast & crew: 11

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