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    The Two-Gun Man

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    The Two-Gun Man
    Lobby card
    Directed byDavid Kirkland
    Written by
    • Frances Marion
    • Stewart Edward White
    • William E. Wing
    Produced byJoseph P. Kennedy
    Starring
    • Fred Thomson
    • Spottiswoode Aitken
    • Olive Hasbrouck
    CinematographyRoss Fisher
    Production
    company
    Film Booking Offices of America
    Distributed byFilm Booking Offices of America
    Release date
    • June 13, 1926 (1926-06-13)
    Running time
    		5 reels
    CountryUnited States
    LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
    The Two-Gun Man ad in Motion Picture News, 1926

    The Two-Gun Man is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by David Kirkland and starring Fred Thomson, Spottiswoode Aitken, and Olive Hasbrouck.[1][2]

    Plot[edit]

    A returning World War I veteran, Dean learns his father is having trouble with cattle rustlers and mortgage payments. The problems take their toll on his father and he passes away. He vows vengeance, however, a woman he rescued from an ambusher persuades him against murder. Instead, he steals back his cattle from the thieves and sells them to the chief rustler before turning over the gang to the sheriff.

    Cast[edit]

    • Fred Thomson as Dean Randall
    • Spottiswoode Aitken as Dad Randall
    • Sheldon Lewis as Ivor Johnson
    • Frank Hagney as Bowie Bill
    • Ivor McFadden as Texas Pete
    • Olive Hasbrouck as Grace Stickley
    • William Courtright as Dad Stickley
    • Billy Butts as Billy Stickley
    • Arthur Millett as Sheriff Dalton
    • Willie Fung as Quong

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema, p. 266.
    2. ^ Langman, Larry (1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Press. p. 474.

    Bibliography[edit]

    • Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-313-30345-2

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