Julio (Ricardo Cortez), disgraced and thrown out of the army of a South American country as a suspected gun runner,sets out to capture the real gun runner. He does so but faces another problem when the guilty man, Garcia (Gino Corrado)turns out to be the brother of Julio's sweetheart, Inez (Nora Lane).
If you’re coming to The Gun Runner expecting a sweeping political thriller or some kind of lost silent masterpiece, you’re going to be disappointed. It’s really only worth watching today if you have a specific soft spot for Ricardo Cortez or if you’re trying to see every single thing produced in 1928. It’s a movie that...
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"If you’re coming to The Gun Runner expecting a sweeping political thriller or some kind of lost silent masterpiece, you’re going to be disappointed. It’s really only worth watching today if you have a specific soft spot for Ricardo Cortez or if you’re trying to see every single thing produced in 1928. It’s a movie that feels like it was made on a Tuesday afternoon by people who were mostly thinking about lunch. It’s the kind of film that people who hate silent movies point to when they want to ..."
Ricardo Cortez
Jack Natteford, Paul Perez, Arthur Stringer
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