Roaring Guns
1944 film
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Roaring Guns is a 1944 short American Western film directed by Jean Negulesco and starring Robert Shayne and Virginia Patton.[1] It was written by Clements Ripley, Ed Earl Repp, Robert Buckner and Warren Duff, and depicts hydraulic gold mining which became popular after the initial Gold Rush had ended and the devastating effects on the land from mud and water on local farmers.[2] The 19 minute film uses miniature models for some of the flood scenes.[citation needed] It is considered an early film for the environmental movement.[citation needed]
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Directed byJean Negulesco
Written byClements Ripley
Screenplay byEd Earl Repp
Robert Buckner
Warren Duff
Robert Buckner
Warren Duff
Produced byGordon Hollingshead
| Roaring Guns | |
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| Directed by | Jean Negulesco |
| Written by | Clements Ripley |
| Screenplay by | Ed Earl Repp Robert Buckner Warren Duff |
| Produced by | Gordon Hollingshead |
| Starring | Robert Shayne Virginia Patton Mark Stevens |
| Narrated by | Art Baker |
| Cinematography | Carl E. Guthrie |
| Edited by | Doug Gould |
| Music by | Howard Jackson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 19 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Cast
- Robert Shayne as Jared Whitney
- Virginia Patton as Karen Ferris
- Mark Stevens as Lance Ferris (as Stephen Richards)
- Charles Arnt as Colonel Chris Ferris
- Norman Willis as Michen, mine foreman
- Russell Simpson as Farmer MacKenzie
