The Gun Packer

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

Ed Jones as Sandy McLoughlin
Pete Morrison as "Pearl Handle" Wiley
Magda Lane as Rose McLoughlin
Jack Woods as Pecos Smith
Hoot Gibson as Gang Leader
Jack Walters as Brown
Duke R. Lee as Buck Landers
Howard Enstaedt as Bobby McLoughlin

See also

References

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

External links

The Gun Packer at the Internet Movie Database

The films of John Ford

Silent films	The Tornado The Fighting Gringo The Trail of Hate The Scrapper Cheyenne's Pal The Soul Herder Straight Shooting The Secret Man A Marked Man Bucking Broadway The Phantom Riders Wild Women Thieves' Gold The Scarlet Drop Hell Bent A Woman's Fool The Craving (co-d) Three Mounted Men Roped The Fighting Brothers A Fight for Love Rustlers Bare Fists Gun Law By Indian Post The Gun Packer Riders of Vengeance The Last Outlaw The Outcasts of Poker Flat Ace of the Saddle Rider of the Law A Gun Fightin' Gentleman Marked Men The Prince of Avenue A The Girl in Number 29 Hitchin' Posts Just Pals The Big Punch The Freeze-Out The Wallop Desperate Trails Action Sure Fire Jackie Little Miss Smiles Silver Wings (co-d) The Village Blacksmith The Face on the Bar-Room Floor Three Jumps Ahead Cameo Kirby North of Hudson Bay Hoodman Blind Hearts of Oak Lightnin' Kentucky Pride Thank You The Fighting Heart The Shamrock Handicap 3 Bad Men Upstream Four Sons Strong Boy

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Television	"Rookie of the Year" (1955) "Flashing Spikes" (1962)

Productions	The Iron Horse (1924) The Blue Eagle (1926) Mother Machree (1928) Hangman's House (1928) Riley the Cop (1928) Salute (1929) Flesh (1932) The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) Young Cassidy (1965)

Documentaries	Torpedo Squadron Sex Hygiene (1942) The Battle of Midway (1942) December 7th (1943) This is Korea (1951) Korea: Battleground for Liberty (1959) Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend (1970) Vietnam! Vietnam! (1971) (produced and co-wrote)