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HighSign 9397

Subtle, guys.

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Guarding a man from danger and killing him at the same time is SOME job.
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"The High Sign" (1921) follows a drifter (Buster Keaton) whose audition a shooting gallery leads to his recruitment as both a hit man and the bodyguard of the intended victim. Hilarity Ensues.


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 ...a bold bad bunch of blood-thirsty bandits who would break into a bank, blow a battle-ship to bits or beat up a blue eyed baby blonde.

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 From a ransom demand to August Nickelnurder: Now, August, unless you come across today, the first of September will be the last of August

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