The Fighting Gringo (1939 film)

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The Fighting Gringo
Fighting Gringo lobby card 1939.jpg
Directed by David Howard
Written by Oliver Drake
Produced by Bert Gilroy
Starring George O'Brien
Lupita Tovar
Cinematography Harry J. Wild
Edited by Frederic Knudtson
Music by Roy Webb
Distributed by RKO Pictures
Release date
  • August 8, 1939 (1939-08-08)
Running time
59 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Fighting Gringo is a 1939 Western film directed by David Howard and featuring George O'Brien, Lupita Tovar and William Royle. The picture was produced under the RKO Pictures banner. Ben Johnson had a small uncredited early role as a Mexican barfly and did some work as a stuntman.

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A copy is held at the Library of Congress. [1]

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References

  1. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress. (<-book title) p.56 c.1978 the American Film Institute