Gun Smugglers is a 1948 American Western directed by Frank McDonald. The film is a Tim Holt B Western wherein Holt serves as a scout for the army in search of some smuggled gattling guns.

Gun Smugglers
Directed byFrank McDonald
Written byNorman Houston
Produced byHerman Schlom
StarringTim Holt
Richard Martin
Martha Hyer
CinematographyJ. Roy Hunt
Edited byLes Millbrook
Music byPaul Sawtell
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • December 28, 1948 (1948-12-28)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Tim Holt plays himself rather than a character.[1]

Plot

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A ranger tracks down agents who steal weapons from the army and sell them to a foreign power.

Cast

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Production

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The film was originally called Gun Runners. Holt was meant to make Stagecoach Kid first but that was pushed back so he could make this.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p228
  2. ^ "MOVIELAND BRIEFS". Los Angeles Times. July 21, 1948. p. 17.
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