The Two-Gun Man

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The Two-Gun Man
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Directed by David Kirkland
Written by
Produced by Joseph P. Kennedy
Starring
Cinematography Ross Fisher
Production
company
Distributed byFilm Booking Offices of America
Release date
  • June 13, 1926 (1926-06-13)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)
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The Two-Gun Man ad in Motion Picture News , 1926

The Two-Gun Man is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by David Kirkland and starring Fred Thomson, Spottiswoode Aitken, and Olive Hasbrouck. [1] [2]

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Plot

A returning World War I veteran, Dean learns his father is having trouble with cattle rustlers and mortgage payments. The problems take their toll on his father and he passes away. He vows vengeance, however, a woman he rescued from an ambusher persuades him against murder. Instead, he steals back his cattle from the thieves and sells them to the chief rustler before turning over the gang to the sheriff.

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References

  1. Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema, p. 266.
  2. Langman, Larry (1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Press. p. 474.

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