His Back Against the Wall
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Mrs. Welling
Dr. Farley
Lew Shaler

His Back Against the Wall
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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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1922-05-21
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Don't miss this great romance-you'll revel in its intensity and you'll wish it for your own.
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