''Gun Code'' is a 1940 American

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directed by

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and starring

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and Carleton Young.Pitts p.134 It was distributed by the

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company

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which specialized in handling low-budget

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s. The film's sets were designed by the

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Fred Preble.

Plot

The inhabitants of the town Miller Flats are intimidated by a gang running a

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. When the

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attempts to rally the townspeople against the gang he is killed by them. A

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comes to town in disguise and joins forces with Betty Garrett the owner of the newspaper to bring down the racket.

Cast

as Marshal Tim Hammond posing as Tim Hays *

as Betty Garrett * Lou Fulton as Curley Haines * Stephen Chase as James M. Bradley - Banker * Carleton Young as Henchman Slim Doyle * Ted Adams as Sheriff Kramer * Robert Winkler as Jerry Garrett * Dave O'Brien as Henchman Gale *

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as Henchman Bart * Jack Richardson as Mike McClure * John Elliott as Parson A. Hammond *

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as Townsman * Bob Burns as Townsman *

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as Townsman * Tex Cooper as Townsman * Jack Evans as Henchman *

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as Posse Rider

References

Bibliography

* Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012.

External links

* 1940 films 1940 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Sam Newfield American black-and-white films Producers Releasing Corporation films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{1940s-US-Western-film-stub