The Irish Gringo is a 1935 American western film directed by William C. Thompson and starring Pat Carlyle, William Farnum and Karlyn May.[1]
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| Directed by | William C. Thompson |
| Written by | Pat Carlyle |
| Starring | Pat Carlyle, William Farnum and Karlyn May |
| Cinematography | Bert Longenecker |
| Music by | Manuela Budrow |
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Running time | 54 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA 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
edit- 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
editThe film has been described as "One of the more jaw-slackening excretions of the time".[2]
References
edit- ^ Buck Rainey (2004). The Strong, Silent Type: Over 100 Screen Cowboys, 1903-1930. McFarland. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-7864-1286-0.
- ^ Don Miller; Packy Smith; Ed Hulse (1993). Don Miller's Hollywood Corral: A Comprehensive B-Western Roundup. Riverwood Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-880756-03-4.
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