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Ahorse opera,hoss opera,oat opera oroater is aWestern film ortelevision series that is clichéd or formulaic, in the manner of a (later)soap opera orspace opera.[1]
The term, which was originally coined by silent film-era Western starWilliam S. Hart, is used variously to convey either disparagement or affection. The term "horse opera" is quite loosely defined; it does not specify a distinct sub-genre of theWestern (as "space opera" does with regard to thescience fiction genre).
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