Beauty and Bullets

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Beauty and Bullets
Directed by Ray Taylor
Screenplay by George H. Plympton
Carl Krusada
Story byCarl Krusada
Vin Moore
Starring Ted Wells
Duane Thompson
Jack Kenny
Wilbur Mack
CinematographyJoseph Brotherton
Edited by Gene Havlick
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • December 16, 1928 (1928-12-16)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

Beauty and Bullets is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by George H. Plympton and Carl Krusada. The film stars Ted Wells, Duane Thompson, Jack Kenny and Wilbur Mack. The film was released on December 16, 1928, by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Joe Kemp (Jack Kenny) and his gang attempt a robbery on the express company's payroll, only to be thwarted by Bill Allen (Ted Wells). Bill recognizes one of the bandits as Frank Crawford (Wilbur Mack), the brother of his sweetheart, Mary Crawford (Duane Thompson). After breaking up the robbery attempt, Bill attempts to take the payroll home with him for safekeeping, but Kemp's gang jumps him and makes off with the money. Bill eventually brings the gang to justice and asks to have Frank remanded into his custody. [4]

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References

  1. "Beauty and Bullets (1928) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  2. Hans J. Wollstein. "Beauty and Bullets (1928) - Ray Taylor". AllMovie. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  3. "Beauty and Bullets". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  4. Langman, Larry (1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 26. ISBN   978-0-313-27858-7.