Roaring Guns

Roaring Guns
Roaring Guns
Directed by	Jean Negulesco
Written by	Clements Ripley
Screenplay by	Ed Earl Repp; Robert Buckner; Warren Duff
Produced by	Gordon Hollingshead
Starring	Robert Shayne; Virginia Patton; Mark Stevens
Narrated by	Art Baker
Cinematography	Carl E. Guthrie
Edited by	Doug Gould
Music by	Howard Jackson
Production; company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	February 19, 1944;
Running time	19 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Roaring Guns is a 1944 short western film by director Jean Negulesco^[1] depicting hydraulic gold mining which became popular after the initial Gold Rush had ended and the devastating effects on the land from mud and water on local farmers.^[2] The 19 minute film uses miniature models for some of the flood scenes. The movie is considered an early film for the environmental movement.

Plot

Cast

Robert Shayne as Jared Whitney
Virginia Patton as Karen Ferris
Mark Stevens as Lance Ferris (as Stephen Richards)
Charles Arnt as Colonel Chris Ferris
Norman Willis as Michen - Mine Foreman
Russell Simpson as Farmer MacKenzie

References

^ Rowan, Terry (2013). The American Western A Complete Film Guide. Lulu.com. p. 337. ISBN 9781300418580.
^ Capua, Michelangelo (2017-08-11). Jean Negulesco: The Life and Films. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2752-6.

External links

Roaring Guns at IMDb
Roaring Guns at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] Rowan, Terry (2013). The American Western A Complete Film Guide. Lulu.com. p. 337. ISBN 9781300418580.

[2] Capua, Michelangelo (2017-08-11). Jean Negulesco: The Life and Films. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2752-6.

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