Roaring Guns

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Roaring Guns
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Directed by Jean Negulesco
Written by Clements Ripley
Screenplay by Ed Earl Repp
Robert Buckner
Warren Duff
Produced by Gordon Hollingshead
Starring Robert Shayne
Virginia Patton
Mark Stevens
Narrated by Art Baker
Cinematography Carl E. Guthrie
Edited byDoug Gould
Music by Howard Jackson
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • February 19, 1944 (1944-02-19)
Running time
19 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Roaring Guns is a 1944 short American Western film directed by Jean Negulesco and starring Robert Shayne and Virginia Patton. [1] It was written by Clements Ripley, Ed Earl Repp, Robert Buckner and Warren Duff, and depicts hydraulic gold mining which became popular after the initial Gold Rush had ended and the devastating effects on the land from mud and water on local farmers. [2] The 19 minute film uses miniature models for some of the flood scenes.[ citation needed ] It is considered an early film for the environmental movement.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Rowan, Terry (2013). The American Western A Complete Film Guide. Lulu.com. p. 337. ISBN   9781300418580.
  2. Capua, Michelangelo (2017-08-11). Jean Negulesco: The Life and Films. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-2752-6.