Gun Law (1938 film) explained

Gun Law
Director:David Howard
Producer:Bert Gilroy
Screenplay:Oliver Drake
Starring:George O'Brien
Music:Roy Webb
Cinematography:Joseph August
Editing:Frederic Knudtson
Distributor:RKO Radio Pictures
Runtime:58 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
Budget:$78,000[1]
Gross:$195,000

Gun Law is a 1938 film. It made a profit of $47,000.[1]

Plot

After he finds the wanted outlaw "The Raven" dead from having sipped water from a contaminated stream, U.S. Marshal Tom O'Malley decides to impersonate him and investigate criminal activities in the Arizona town of Gunsight.

Saloon keeper Flash Arnold and a corrupt mayor are engaged in various nefarious deeds. At first they believe O'Malley to be the Raven and even appoint him the town's sheriff. Then they try to frame him after the lawman begins foiling their robbery attempts, but O'Malley prevails.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p55