The Ghost of Spoon River

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The Ghost of Spoon River ★★ The Mystery of Spoon River 2000 (R)

Chicago lawyer Emma Masters (Sinclair) heads home to defend her brotherinlaw Jesse (McNamara) who's been accused of killing the local game warden. A killing that seems racially motivated and seems to tie into the town's dark past and a 1941 lynching. And despite the title, this standard thriller has really nothing to do with Edgar Lee Masters' “Spoon River Anthology.” 90m/C VHS, DVD . Lauren Sinclair, Brian McNamara, Richard Portnow, Michael Monks; D: Scott A. Meehan. VIDEO

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