The Slingshot Kid

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The Slingshot Kid
Directed by Louis King
Screenplay by Oliver Drake
Story by John Twist
Jean DuPont Miller
Starring Buzz Barton
Frank Rice
Jean Fenwick
Buck Connors
Jay Morley
Arnold Gray
CinematographyRoy Eslick
William Nobles
Production
company
Distributed byFilm Booking Offices of America
Release date
  • December 4, 1927 (1927-12-04)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

The Slingshot Kid is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Louis King and written by Oliver Drake. The film stars Buzz Barton, Frank Rice, Jean Fenwick, Buck Connors, Jay Morley, and Arnold Gray. The film was released on December 4, 1927, by Film Booking Offices of America. [1] [2] [3]

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References

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