The Gun Runners
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| Directed by | Don Siegel |
| Produced by | Herbert E. Stewart Clarence Greene |
| Written by | Daniel Mainwaring Paul Monash Ben Hecht (uncredited) |
| Based on | To Have and Have Not (novel) by Ernest Hemingway |
| Starring | Audie Murphy Eddie Albert Patricia Owens Everett Sloane |
| Music by | Leith Stevens |
| Cinematography | Hal Mohr |
| Edited by | Chester W. Shaeffer |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Gun Runners, a 1958 film directed by Don Siegel, is the third adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's novel To Have and Have Not, starring Audie Murphy and Patricia Owens.[1] Everett Sloane essays the part of the alcoholic sidekick originally played by Walter Brennan in the film's first adaptation, although Sloane's interpretation is less overtly comic. Eddie Albert delivers a bravura performance as a charismatic villain; other cast members include Jack Elam and Richard Jaeckel. Gita Hall, "Miss Stockholm of 1953", made her film debut as Albert's girlfriend Eva.
The earlier remake, titled The Breaking Point (1950), was directed by Michael Curtiz and starred John Garfield.
Plot
Sam Martin (Audie Murphy) runs a charter boat with his alcoholic first mate Harvey (Everett Sloane). He is forced by financial necessity to run guns for some revolutionaries.
Cast
- Audie Murphy as Sam Martin
- Everett Sloane as Harvey
- Eddie Albert as Hanagan
- Patricia Owens as Lucy Martin
- Gita Hall as Eva
- Carlos Romero as Carlos Contreras
- Paul Birch as Sy Phillips
- Herb Vigran as Freddy, aka "Baldy", bar proprietor
- Peggy Maley as Blonde Barfly
- Jack Elam as Arnold
- John Qualen as Pop, pawnbroker-casino operator
- John Harding as Peterson, fishing customer
- Stephen Peck as Pepito, singer-rebel leader
- Ted Jacques as Commander Walsh
- Richard Jaeckel as "Buzurki", blond henchman on boat
Production
This was the first feature from the fledgling Seven Arts Productions. Director Don Siegel was unhappy with having to use Audie Murphy in the lead role.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ The Gun Runners at Audie Murphy Memorial Site
- ↑ Glenn Erickson, 'The Gun Runners', Turner Classic Movies accessed 4 June 2012
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Gun Runners at IMDb
- The Gun Runners at the TCM Movie Database
- The Gun Runners at AllMovie
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