Two-Gun is a common nickname or epithet for
gunslinger
Gunfighters, also called gunslingers () or in the late 19th and early 20th century gunmen, were individuals in the American Old West who gained a reputation of being dangerous with a gun and participated in shootouts. Today, the term "gunslin ...
s known to wield two handguns.
People
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Francis Crowley, Two-Gun Crowley, or simply Two-Gun, an American
serial killer
A serial killer (also called a serial murderer) is a person who murders three or more people,An offender can be anyone:
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Louis Alterie
Louis "Two Gun" Alterie (August 2, 1886 – July 18, 1935), born Leland A. Varain and also known as "Diamond Jack Alterie", was a Californian who became a notorious hitman for the Chicago North Side Gang during the early years of Prohibition.
Ea ...
, or Two-Gun Alterie, an American gangster and hitman
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Richard James Hart
Richard James "Two-Gun" Hart (born James Vincenzo Capone, ; March 28, 1892 – October 1, 1952) was an Italian-American sharpshooter and prohibition agent, who was noted for his cowboy style and for being the elder brother of gangsters Al, Fra ...
, or Two-Gun Hart, an Italian-American prohibition agent
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Two-Gun Cohen, a Polish-British adventurer
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Willie "Two-Knife" Altieri
Willie "Two-Knife" Altieri, also called Willie "Two Gun" Altieri, was an American gangster who served as the chief enforcer for Frankie Yale's Italian-American " Black-Hand" gang, one of the most powerful criminal organizations in 1920s New York ...
, or Willie Two-Gun Altieri, an American gangster
Arts, entertainment and media
Characters
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Two-Gun Kid
The Two-Gun Kid is the name of two Western fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first, Clay Harder, was introduced in a 1948 comic from Marvel predecessor Timely Comics. The second, Matt Hawk a.k ...
, a character from Marvel Comics
Films
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The Two-Gun Man
''The Two-Gun Man'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by David Kirkland and starring Fred Thomson, Spottiswoode Aitken, and Olive Hasbrouck.
Plot
A returning World War I veteran, Dean learns his father is having trouble with cat ...
'', a 1926 western by David Kirkland
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Two-Gun Betty
''Two-Gun Betty'' is a 1918 American comedy Western film directed by Howard C. Hickman and starring Bessie Barriscale. It was produced by Robert Brunton and distributed by Pathé Exchange.
Plot
Betty, a determined young woman, wants to be a ...
'', a 1918 comedy western by Howard Hickman
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Two-Gun Caballero
''Two-Gun Caballero'' is a 1931 American Western film directed by Jack Nelson and starring Robert Frazer, Consuelo Dawn and Carmen Laroux.Pitts p.182
Cast
* Robert Frazer as Bob Blake - posing as Lopez
* Consuelo Dawn as Sally Thompson
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'', a 1931 western by Jack Nelson
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Two-Gun Gussie'', a 1918 short comedy by Hal Roach
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Two Gun Justice
''Two Gun Justice'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Alan James from a screenplay by Fred Myton. The film stars Tim McCoy and Betty Compson.
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*Tim McCoy as Tim Carson
*Betty Compson as Kate
* Joan Barclay as Nancy Brown ...
'', a 1938 western by Alan James
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Two Gun Law
''Two Gun Law'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Leon Barsha, starring Charles Starrett and Peggy Stratford.
Plot
Cast
* Charles Starrett as Bob Larson
* Peggy Stratford as Mary Hammond
* Hank Bell as Cookie
* Edward J. Le Saint ...
'', a 1937 western by Leon Barsha
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Two Gun Man
''Two Gun Man'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Ken Maynard, Lucille Powers, and Charles King. It was released on May 15, 1931, by Tiffany Productions and was later re=released by Amity Pictures. ...
'', a 1931 western by Phil Rosen
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Two Gun Man from Harlem'', a 1938 contemporary western by Richard Kahn
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Two-Gun of the Tumbleweed
''Two-Gun of the Tumbleweed'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by and starring Leo D. Maloney and distributed by Pathé Exchange.
The film is listed as lost on a couple of credible websites; however, it survives and is on an omn ...
'', a 1927 western by Leo Maloney
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Two Gun Sheriff
''Two Gun Sheriff'' is a 1941 American western film directed by George Sherman, written by Doris Schroeder, and starring Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Jay Novello, Lupita Tovar, Milton Kibbee and Fred Kohler Jr. It was released on April ...
'', a 1941 western by Doris Schroeder and George Sherman
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Two Gun Troubador'', a 1939 western by Raymond Johnson
Technology
* an early color television system; see
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Landstad revolver, a two-chambered automatic revolver, occasionally called the "two-gun"
See also
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Two Guns (disambiguation)
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