''The Gun Packer'' is a 1919 American
short silent Western
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film directed by
John Ford
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.
Filming began on March 25, 1919, under the working title ''Out Wyoming Way''. Just two months later, ''The Gun Packer'' was released by
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as a 20-minute
silent film
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on two reels.
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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
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as Gang Leader
* Jack Walters as Brown
*
Duke R. Lee as Buck Landers
* Howard Enstaedt as Bobby McLoughlin
See also
*
John Ford filmography
*
Hoot Gibson filmography
References
External links
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1919 films
1919 short films
American black-and-white films
1919 Western (genre) films
Short films directed by John Ford
Silent American Western (genre) short films
1910s American films
1910s English-language films
English-language Western (genre) short films
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