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Director
  
John Ford

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

3.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Western, Short

Language
  
Silent English intertitles

Writer
  
Harry Carey
,
Karl R. Coolidge

Release date
  
May 24, 1919 (1919-05-24)

Cast
  
Ed "Too Tall" Jones, Pete Morrison

Genres
  
Western, Short Film, Indie film, Silent film, Black-and-white

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The Gun Packer is a 1919 American short Western film directed by John Ford.

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Production

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. This film was reissued in August 1924.

Plot

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

Cast

  • Ed Jones as Sandy McLoughlin
  • Pete Morrison as "Pearl Handle" Wiley
  • Magda Lane as Rose McLoughlin
  • Jack Woods as Pecos Smith
  • Hoot Gibson as Gang Leader
  • Jack Walters as Brown
  • Duke R. Lee as Buck Landers
  • Howard Enstaedt as Bobby McLoughlin

    • References

    The Gun Packer Wikipedia
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    The Gun Packer IMDb