The Gay Cavalier (film)
{{short description|1946 film by William Nigh}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Gay Cavalier
| image = The Gay Cavalier (film).jpg
| director = William Nigh
| producer =
| cinematography = Harry Neumann
| music = Edward J. Kay
| editing =
| distributor = Monogram Pictures Corporation
| writer = O. Henry
Charles Belden
| starring = Gilbert Roland
Helen Gerald
Tristram Coffin
Martin Garralaga
Nacho Galindo
Ramsay Ames
| released = {{Film date|1946|03|30|U.S.}}
| runtime = 65 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
The Gay Cavalier is a 1946 black and white Western adventure starring Gilbert Roland, Helen Gerald and Tristram Coffin. It is based on a story by the author O. Henry.
Plot
Roland plays The Cisco Kid, who sets out on a double mission. He must prevent a girl from marrying a wealthy suitor in order to save her family's hacienda, thus forsaking her true love in doing so; and also apprehend the outlaws who robbed a stagecoach carrying gold to a local mission. He eventually finds that the wealthy suitor is behind the gold robbery, a revelation that makes his task much easier.
Cast
- Gilbert Roland as Cisco Kid
- Martin Garralaga as Don Felipe Geralda
- Nacho Galindo as "Baby"
- Ramsay Ames as Pepita Geralda
- Helen Gerald as Angela Geralda
- Tristram Coffin as Lawton
- Gil Frye as Juan (as Drew Allen)
- Iris Flores as Fisherman's wife
- John Merton as Lewis
- Frank LaRue as Graham
External links
- [https://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0038552/ The Gay Cavalier] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212224240/http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0038552/ |date=February 12, 2012 }} at the Internet Movie Database
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Category:1946 Western (genre) films
Category:Films directed by William Nigh
Category:Monogram Pictures films
Category:American Western (genre) films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Adaptations of works by O. Henry
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