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The Headless Horseman (1922)
Directed by Edward D. Venturini
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.
Length 76 minutes
Actors
Will Rogers | Nancy Chase | Kay McCausland | James Sheridan | Downing Clarke | Jerry Devine | Bernard A. Reinold | Ben Hendricks Jr. | Charles E. Graham | Mary Foy | Lois Meredith