''Roaring Guns'' is a 1944 short western film by director
Jean Negulesco
Jean Negulesco (born Ioan Negulescu; – 18 July 1993) was a Romanian Americans, Romanian-American film director and screenwriter.Oliver, Myrna"Jean Negulesco 1900–1993 ''The Los Angeles Times'', 22 July 1993. He first gained notice for his Fi ...
depicting
hydraulic gold mining which became popular after the initial Gold Rush had ended and the devastating effects on the land from mud and water on local farmers.
The 19 minute film uses miniature models for some of the flood scenes. The movie is considered an early film for the environmental movement.
Plot
Cast
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Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne (born Robert Shaen Dawe, October 4, 1900 – November 29, 1992) was an American actor whose career lasted for over 60 years. He was best known for portraying Inspector Bill Henderson in the American television series '' Adven ...
as Jared Whitney
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Virginia Patton
Virginia Ann Marie Patton Moss (June 25, 1925 – August 18, 2022) was an American actress. After appearing in several films in the early 1940s, she was cast in her most well-known role as Ruth Dakin Bailey in Frank Capra's '' It's a Wonderful L ...
as Karen Ferris
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Mark Stevens as Lance Ferris (as Stephen Richards)
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Charles Arnt
Charles E. Arnt (August 20, 1906 – August 6, 1990) was an American film actor from 1933 to 1962. Arnt appeared as a character actor in more than 200 films.
Arnt was born in Michigan City, Indiana, the son of a banker. He graduated from ...
as Colonel Chris Ferris
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Norman Willis
Norman David Willis (21 January 1933 – 7 June 2014) was the General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in the United Kingdom from 1984 to 1993, and President of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) from 1991 to 1993.
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as Michen - Mine Foreman
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Russell Simpson as Farmer MacKenzie
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1944 films
Films directed by Jean Negulesco
1944 Western (genre) films
1944 short films
Films about mining
Gold mining
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