Gun Grit
{{short description|1936 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Gun Grit
| image = File:Gun Grit (1936 film).jpg
| caption =
| director = William Berke
| producer = William Berke
| writer = {{ubl|Allen Hall|Lewis Kingdon|Gordon Phillips}}
| starring = Jack Perrin
David Sharpe
Roger Williams.
| music = Lee Zahler
| cinematography = Robert E. Cline
| editing = Arthur A. Brooks
| studio = Berke-Perrin Productions
| distributor = Atlantic Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1936|05|28}}
| runtime = 51 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Gun Grit is a 1936 American western film directed by William Berke and starring Jack Perrin, David Sharpe and Roger Williams. It was produced on Poverty Row as a second feature.Pitts p.50 The film is also known by the alternative title of Protection Racket in the United Kingdom.
Plot
Gangsters from the big city attempt to expand their empire by establishing a protection racket amongst cattle ranchers but are battled by Federal agent Bob Blake.
Cast
- Jack Perrin as Bob Blake
- Ethel Beck as Jean Hess
- David Sharpe as Dave Hess
- Roger Williams as Mack (Gang Boss)
- Ralph Peters as Henchman Dopey
- Frank Hagney as Henry Hess - an FBI Chief
- Jimmy Aubrey as The Janitor
- Ed Cassidy as Tim Hess (Rancher)
- Phil Dunham as Henchman Looie
- Oscar Gahan as Henchman Don
- Earl Dwire as Uncle Joe Hess
- Horace Murphy as Rancher Sully
- Lester William Berke as Bobby Hess
- Budd Buster as Henchman
- Olin Francis as Murray
- Herman Hack as Federal Agent
- Braveheart as Hess' dog
- Starlight the Horse as Starlight, Bob's horse
References
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Bibliography
- Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.
External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{IMDb title|id=0027706|title=Gun Grit}}
- {{Internet Archive film|id=GunGrit|name=Gun Grit}}
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Category:American Western (genre) films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:1936 Western (genre) films
Category:Films directed by William A. Berke
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:English-language Western (genre) films
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