The Irish Gringo Explained

The Irish Gringo
Director:	William C. Thompson
Starring:	Pat Carlyle, William Farnum and Karlyn May
Cinematography:	Bert Longenecker
Studio:	Keith Productions
Runtime:	54 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

The Irish Gringo is a 1935 American western film directed by William C. Thompson and starring Pat Carlyle, William Farnum and Karlyn May.^[1]

Plot

A half-Mexican, half-Irish "gringo" encounters a girl wandering the desert. Her grandfather was killed by a gang of outlaws looking for a Dutch mine. The girl has a map of the mine drawn on her shirt, and the outlaws are looking to find it.

Cast

• Pat Carlyle as Don O'Brien, The Irish Gringo
• William Farnum as Pop Wiley
• Karlyn May as Anita
• Bryant Washburn as Malone
• Elena Durán as Carlotta
• Olin Francis as Rawlins - Henchman
• Milburn Morante as Buffalo
• Don Orlando as Pancho
• Ace Cain as Ace Lewis
• Rudolf Cornell as Jimmy Melton
• Marjorie Medford as Sally Wiley
• Fox O'Callahan as Henchman

Reception

The film has been described as "One of the more jaw-slackening excretions of the time".^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: The Strong, Silent Type: Over 100 Screen Cowboys, 1903-1930. McFarland. Buck Rainey . 2004. 248. 978-0-7864-1286-0 .
2. Book: Don Miller's Hollywood Corral: A Comprehensive B-Western Roundup. Don Miller . Packy Smith . Ed Hulse . 1993 . Riverwood Press. 151. 978-1-880756-03-4 .