Smilin' Guns is a 1929 American silent

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film, directed by

Henry MacRae Henry Alexander MacRae (August 29, 1876 – October 2, 1944) was a Canadians, Canadian film director, film producer, producer, and screenwriter during the silent film, silent era, working on many film Serial (film), serials for Universal Studios. ...

and starring

Hoot Gibson Edmund Richard "Hoot" Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962) was an American rodeo champion, film actor, film director, and producer. While acting and stunt work began as a sideline to Gibson's focus on rodeo, he successfully transitione ...

Plot

Cowboy Jack "Dirty Neck" Purvin travels to San Francisco to learn how to become a refined gentleman to impress Helen van Smythe. Upon his return from San Francisco, Purvin is forced to shed his training to save van Smythe from the grasp of a count, and her mother from a jewel thief.

Cast

as Jack Purvin *

Blanche Mehaffey Blanche Mehaffey (July 28, 1908 – March 31, 1968) was an American showgirl and film actress. Early life and career The daughter of Edward Mehaffey and his wife, soprano Blanche Berndt, she had a brother, Edward Mehaffey Jr. She started as ...

as Helen van Smythe *

Virginia Pearson Virginia Belle Pearson (March 7, 1886 – June 6, 1958) was an American stage and film actress. She made fifty-one films in a career which extended from 1910 until 1932. Career She was born on March 7, 1886, in Anchorage, Kentucky to parent ...

as Mrs. van Smythe * Robert Graves as Durkin *

Leo White Leo White (November 10, 1882 – September 20, 1948), Leo Weiss, was a German-born British-American film and stage actor who appeared as a character actor in many Charlie Chaplin films. Biography Born in Germany, White grew up in England where ...

as Count Barett *

Walter Brennan Walter Andrew Brennan (July 25, 1894 – September 21, 1974) was an American actor and singer. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in '' Come and Get It'' (1936), ''Kentucky'' (1938), and '' The Westerner ...

as Ranch Foreman * Jack Wise as Professor *

James Bradbury Jr James Bradbury Jr. (October 5, 1894 – January 21, 1936) was an American character actor in supporting roles in films of the 1920s and 1930s. Biography The son of veteran character actor James Bradbury (1857–1940), New York-born Bradbury J ...

. as Barber * Dad Gibson as Stationmaster (credited as Walter "Dad" Gibson)

Preservation status

* A print exists at the

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. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''Smilin' Guns''
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References

External links

* * 1929 films 1920s Western (genre) comedy films 1920s English-language films Films based on short fiction Films directed by Henry MacRae Universal Pictures films American black-and-white films 1929 comedy films Silent American Western (genre) comedy films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub