The Gun Packer

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The Gun Packer
Strand Theater Denver - May 1920 MPN.jpg
Strand Theater in Denver, Colorado, showing the films Secret Strings (1918) and The Gun Packer
Directed by John Ford
Written by Harry Carey
Karl R. Coolidge
John Ford
StarringEd Jones
Pete Morrison
CinematographyJohn W. Brown
Release date
  • May 24, 1919 (1919-05-24)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

The Gun Packer is a 1919 American short silent Western film directed by John Ford. [1] Filming began on March 25, 1919, under the working title Out Wyoming Way. Just two months later, The Gun Packer was released by Universal Studios as a 20-minute silent film on two reels. [2] This film was reissued in August 1924.

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Plot

A reformed outlaw enlists the aid of his former gunslinging companions to defend a small shepherd community from domineering cattle barons.

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References

  1. "Progressive Silent Film List: The Gun Packer". silentera.com. Retrieved March 1, 2008.
  2. Gallagher, Tag (1986); John Ford: The Man and His Films; University of California Press, USA. See p.508.