The Gun Runner (1928 film)

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The Gun Runner
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Directed by Edgar Lewis
Written by Jack Natteford
Paul Perez
Based onThe Gun Runner by Arthur Stringer
Produced by John M. Stahl
Starring Ricardo Cortez
Nora Lane
Gino Corrado
Cinematography Harry Jackson
Edited bySherman Kell
Production
company
Distributed byTiffany Pictures
Release date
November 20, 1928
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Gun Runner is a 1928 American silent adventure film directed by Edgar Lewis and starring Ricardo Cortez, Nora Lane and Gino Corrado. [1] The film was based on the 1909 novel of the same title by Arthur Stringer. It was made and released by Tiffany Pictures during John M. Stahl's period as head of production for the studio.

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Synopsis

In a troubled republic in Central America Julio is ordered by the president to track down a notorious gunrunner in the hills by the frontier. While there he falls in love with Inez, an innkeeper, before discovering that she the brother of Garcia the man he is trying to capture.

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References

  1. Munden p.319

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