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Gun Law (1938 film)

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Gun Law
Directed byDavid Howard
Screenplay byOliver Drake
Produced byBert Gilroy
StarringGeorge O'Brien
CinematographyJoseph August
Edited byFrederic Knudtson
Music byRoy Webb
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • May 13, 1938 (1938-05-13)[1]
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$78,000[2]
Box office$195,000[2]

Gun Law is a 1938 film. It made a profit of $47,000.[2]

Plot

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After he finds the wanted outlaw "The Raven" dead from having sipped water from a contaminated stream, U.S. Marshal Tom O'Malley decides to impersonate him and investigate criminal activities in the Arizona town of Gunsight.

Saloon keeper Flash Arnold and a corrupt mayor are engaged in various nefarious deeds. At first they believe O'Malley to be the Raven and even appoint him the town's sheriff. Then they try to frame him after the lawman begins foiling their robbery attempts, but O'Malley prevails.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Gun Law: Details". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p55
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