Gun Smoke (1945)
U. S. Marshals Nevada Jack McKenzie and Sandy Hopkins come upon an overturned stagecoach with the driver and the passenger dead. They learn that the passenger, Hinkley, an archaeologist, has discovered an old Indian site that contains gold relics, and a gang has robbed him of the relics he was carrying. Jane Condon, daughter of Hinkley's partner who was also murdered, tells Nevada that an old Indian guide, Shag, is the only one who knows where the site is. The outlaws find Shag first, and kill him after forcing the information from him. Hinkley's son, Joel, arrives and knows where the site is and leads Nevada and Sandy there ahead of the outlaws.
Director:
Howard Bretherton
Writer:
Oliver Drake
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Johnny Mack Brown as Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie |
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Raymond Hatton as Marshal Sandy |
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Jennifer Holt as Jane Condon |
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Riley Hill as Joel Hinkley |
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Wen Wright as Henchman Knuckles |
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Ray Bennett as Lucky Baker |
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Steve Clark as Sheep Herder (uncredited) |
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Marshall Reed as Henchman Cyclone |
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John Cason as Henchman Red |
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Frank Ellis as Henchman Deuce |
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Roy Butler as Sheriff |
| Directing | Howard Bretherton | Director |
| Crew | Francis Walker | Stunts |
| Writing | Paul Evan Lehman | Story |
| Writing | Oliver Drake | Screenplay |
| Editing | S. Roy Luby | Editor |
| Directing | Melville Shyer | Assistant Director |
| Sound | J.S. Westmoreland | Sound |
| Sound | David Broekman | Music |
| Crew | Ben Corbett | Stunts |
| Camera | Harvey Gould | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Tracy Layne | Stunts |
| Production | Bartlett A. Carré | Production Manager |
| Production | Willis Kent | Producer |