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The Headless Horseman (1922)

The Headless Horseman (1922)

Adventure Horror
Release Date: 1922, November 5
Directors: Edward D. Venturini
Countries: United States of America
Production: Sleepy Hollow Corporation, Sleepy Hollow Corporation, Sleepy Hollow Corporation
Cast: Will Rogers, Ben Hendricks Jr., James Sheridan, Mary Foy, Charles E. Graham, Downing Clarke, Jerry Devine, Lois Meredith, Bernard A. Reinold, Kay McCausland, Nancy Chase

Overview:

The village of Sleepy Hollow is getting ready to greet the new schoolteacher, Ichabod Crane, who is coming from New York. Crane has already heard of the village's legendary ghost, a headless horseman who is said to be searching for the head that he lost in battle. The schoolteacher has barely arrived when he begins to pursue the beautiful young heiress Katrina Van Tassel, angering Abraham Van Brunt, who is courting her. Crane's harsh, small-minded approach to teaching also turns some of the villagers against him. Soon there many who would like to see him leave the village altogether.

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