The Gun Packer

The Gun Packer

Strand Theater in Denver, Colorado, showing the films Secret Strings (1918) and The Gun Packer
Directed by John Ford
Written by Harry Carey
Karl R. Coolidge
John Ford
Starring Ed Jones
Pete Morrison
Cinematography John W. Brown
Release dates
  • May 24, 1919 (1919-05-24)
Running time
20 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Gun Packer is a 1919 American short Western film directed by John Ford.[1]

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.[2] 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

See also

References

  1. "Progressive Silent Film List: The Gun Packer". silentera.com. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  2. Gallagher, Tag (1986); John Ford: The Man and His Films; University of California Press, USA. See p.508.

External links

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