Fade In

Fade In

Year: 1973

Runtime: 93 mins

Language: English

Directors: Alan Smithee, Jud Taylor

RomanceWesternDrama

A sophisticated Hollywood film editor, on location for a film she is working on, falls for a local cowboy who is hired to work on the film.

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