Guns in the Dark

{{short description|1937 film by Sam Newfield}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Guns in the Dark

| image =

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| director = Sam Newfield

| producer = A. W. Hackel

| screenplay = Charles F. Royal

| story = E.B. Mann

| starring = Johnny Mack Brown
Claire Rochelle
Syd Saylor
Ted Adams
Dick Curtis
Steve Clark

| music =

| cinematography = Bert Longenecker

| editing = S. Roy Luby

| studio = Supreme Pictures Corporation

| distributor = Republic Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1937|5|13}}

| runtime = 56 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

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Guns in the Dark is a 1937 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Charles F. Royal. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Claire Rochelle, Syd Saylor, Ted Adams, Dick Curtis, and Steve Clark. The film was released on May 13, 1937, by Republic Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/77147/guns-in-the-dark |title=Guns in the Dark (1937) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=2015-10-29}}{{cite web|author=Jason Ankeny |url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/guns-in-the-dark-v21171 |title=Guns in the Dark (1937) - Sam Newfield |publisher=AllMovie |access-date=2015-10-29}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=7916 |title=Guns in the Dark |publisher=Afi.com |access-date=2015-10-29}}

Plot

South of the border, Johnny Darrel and his fellow American sidekick are nearly broke and eager to return to Texas. They meet Oscar, a fellow American who is forced to work for Manuel Mendez, the owner of the cantina. Johnny decides to enter a poker game to gain money to buy Oscar out of his debt, but when Mendez is caught cheating, Johnny shoots out the lights. During the shootout his friend is killed with Mendez convincing Johnny that he did the deed. In remorse, Johnny brings his friend's body back to Texas to bury him and vows to never carry a firearm again.

He is caught between a war between two cattle ranches, one owned by Joan Williams, the other by Brace Stevens.

Cast

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