Gun Code

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Gun Code
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Directed by Sam Newfield
Written by Joseph O'Donnell
Produced by Sigmund Neufeld
Starring Tim McCoy
Inna Gest
Carleton Young
Cinematography Jack Greenhalgh
Edited by Holbrook N. Todd
Music by Lew Porter
Production
company
Sigmund Neufeld Productions
Distributed by Producers Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • August 3, 1940 (1940-08-03)
Running time
54 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

Gun Code is a 1940 American western film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Tim McCoy, Inna Gest and Carleton Young. [1] It was distributed by the independent company PRC which specialized in handling low-budget second features. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fred Preble.

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Plot

The inhabitants of the town Miller Flats are intimidated by a gang running a protection racket. When the parson attempts to rally the townspeople against the gang he is killed by them. A marshal comes to town in disguise and joins forces with Betty Garrett the owner of the newspaper to bring down the racket.

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References

  1. Pitts p.134

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