| Guns for Hire | |
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| Directed by | Lewis D. Collins |
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| Produced by | Willis Kent |
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| Cinematography | James Diamond |
| Edited by | S. Roy Luby |
Production company | Willis Kent Productions |
| Distributed by | Hollywood Film Exchange |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Guns for Hire is a 1932 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Lane Chandler, Sally Darling and Neal Hart. [1]
Gunfighter Wayne helps Thornton, who has been erroneously accused of killing a card shark. While doing so, Wayne encounters a gang led by his foster father (Carlyle), who is working with a cattle rancher and the sheriff to take control of the sheep ranch owned by Thornton and his father. [2]
Interior scenes were filmed at Talisman Studio in Hollywood, with location shooting at Lone Pine, California. [2]
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