''Guns for Hire'' is a 1932 American
Western
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film directed by
Lewis D. Collins and starring
Lane Chandler
Lane Chandler (born Robert Clinton Oakes, June 4, 1899 – September 14, 1972) was an American actor specializing mainly in Westerns.
Biography
Early life
Chandler was raised on a ranch near Culbertson, Montana, the son of a horse ra ...
, Sally Darling and
Neal Hart
Neal Hart (April 7, 1879 – April 2, 1949) was an American actor and director of the silent era.
Biography
Hart was born in Staten Island, New York. Before he began working in films, he was a city marshal, cowboy, and stage driver. He wo ...
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Cast
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Lane Chandler
Lane Chandler (born Robert Clinton Oakes, June 4, 1899 – September 14, 1972) was an American actor specializing mainly in Westerns.
Biography
Early life
Chandler was raised on a ranch near Culbertson, Montana, the son of a horse ra ...
as Flip LaRue - aka Ken Wayne
*Sally Darling as Sue Thornton
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Neal Hart
Neal Hart (April 7, 1879 – April 2, 1949) was an American actor and director of the silent era.
Biography
Hart was born in Staten Island, New York. Before he began working in films, he was a city marshal, cowboy, and stage driver. He wo ...
as Whispering Carlyle
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Yakima Canutt
Enos Edward "Yakima" Canutt (November 29, 1895 – May 24, 1986) was an American champion rodeo rider, actor, stuntman, and action director. He developed many stunts for films and the techniques and technology to protect stuntmen in performing t ...
as Sheriff Pete Peterson
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John Ince as Matt Thornton
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Slim Whitaker
Charles Orbie "Slim" Whitaker (July 29, 1893 – June 27, 1960) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 340 films between 1914 and 1949. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and died in Los Angeles, California, from a heart at ...
as Hank Moran
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Jack Rockwell
Jack Rockwell Trowbridge (October 6, 1890 – November 10, 1947) was an American film actor who was born in Mexico. He appeared in over 250 movies, mostly Westerns, between 1927 and 1947.
Rockwell's older brother was character actor Charles ...
as Monk Weaver
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Ben Corbett
Ben Corbett (February 6, 1892 – May 19, 1961) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1915 and 1956. He was born in Hudson, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California.
Corbett was a trophy-winning rodeo part ...
as Fatso Gans
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Steve Clemente
Steve Clemente (born Esteban Clemento Morro November 22, 1885 – May 7, 1950) was a Mexican-American actor known for his many villainous roles. He began acting in his teens, signing up for his first movie, ''The Secret Man'', in 1917. His later ...
as Flash Gomez - aka Gunnison
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Bill Patton as Joe Patron
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Hank Bell
Hank Bell (January 21, 1892 – February 4, 1950) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 370 films between 1920 and 1950. He was born in Los Angeles, California, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart attack
A myo ...
as Duke Monahan
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John McGuire as Jim Thornton
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Frances Morris as Polly Clark
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Nelson McDowell
Nelson McDowell (August 14, 1870 – November 3, 1947) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 170 films between 1917 and 1945.
McDowell was born in Greenville, Missouri. His parents were N. B. McDowell and Anne Hampton. He attende ...
as inquest official
*John Bacon as Frank Lloyd
*Ed Porter as Dr. Peter Bartlett
Plot
Gunfighter Wayne helps Thornton, who has been erroneously accused of killing a card shark. While doing so, Wayne encounters a gang led by his foster father (Carlyle), who is working with a cattle rancher and the sheriff to take control of the sheep ranch owned by Thornton and his father.
Production notes
Interior scenes were filmed at
Talisman Studio in Hollywood, with location shooting at
Lone Pine, California
Lone Pine is a census-designated place (CDP) in Inyo County, California, United States. Lone Pine is located south-southeast of Independence, at an elevation of . The population was 2,035 at the 2010 census, up from 1,655 at the 2000 census. T ...
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References
External links
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1932 Western (genre) films
American Western (genre) films
Films directed by Lewis D. Collins
1930s American films
1930s English-language films
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