Smilin' Guns
1929 film
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Smilin' Guns is a 1929 American silent Western film, directed by Henry MacRae and starring Hoot Gibson.
Directed byHenry MacRae
Written byHarold Tarshis
Screenplay byGeorge Morgan
Based onA story
by Shannon Fife
by Shannon Fife
| Smilin' Guns | |
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Film poster | |
| Directed by | Henry MacRae |
| Written by | Harold Tarshis |
| Screenplay by | George Morgan |
| Based on | A story by Shannon Fife |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle Jr. |
| Starring | Hoot Gibson |
| Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
| Edited by | Ed Gilmore Walker |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
Cowboy Jack "Dirty Neck" Purvin travels to San Francisco to learn how to become a refined gentleman to impress Helen van Smythe. Upon his return from San Francisco, Purvin is forced to shed his training to save van Smythe from the grasp of a count, and her mother from a jewel thief.
Cast
- Hoot Gibson as Jack Purvin
- Blanche Mehaffey as Helen van Smythe
- Virginia Pearson as Mrs. van Smythe
- Robert Graves as Durkin
- Leo White as Count Barett
- Walter Brennan as Ranch Foreman
- Jack Wise as Professor
- James Bradbury Jr. as Barber
- Dad Gibson as Stationmaster (credited as Walter "Dad" Gibson)
Preservation status
- A print exists at the Library of Congress.[1]
