Gun Smugglers | |
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Directed by | Frank McDonald |
Written by | Norman Houston |
Produced by | Herman Schlom |
Starring | Tim Holt Richard Martin Martha Hyer |
Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
Edited by | Les Millbrook |
Music by | Paul Sawtell |
Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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Tim Holt plays himself rather than a character. [1]
A ranger tracks down agents who steal weapons from the army and sell them to a foreign power.
The film was originally called Gun Runners. Holt was meant to make Stagecoach Kid first but that was pushed back so he could make this. [2]
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