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Wikipedia article
'The Gun Runners' is a 1958 American film noir crime film directed by Don Siegel, is the third adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's 1937 novel 'To Have and Have Not', and starring Audie Murphy.[http://www.audiemurphy.com/movies24.htm 'The Gun Runners'] at Audie Murphy Memorial Site 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 Hollywood 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 the Cuban Revolution but his employer seeks to maximise his profit.
Cast
* Audie Murphy as Sam Martin
* Eddie Albert as Hanagan
* Patricia Owens as Lucy Martin
* Everett Sloane as Harvey
* Richard Jaeckel as Buzurki
* Paul Birch as Sy Philips
* Jack Elam as Arnold
* John Qualen as Pop
* Edward Colmans as Juan
* Stephen Peck as Pepito (as Steven Peck)
* Carlos Romero as Carlos Contreras (as Carl Rogers)
* Gita Hall as Eva
* Robert Phillips as Outlaw (uncredited)
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.[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17137/The-Gun-Runners/articles.html Glenn Erickson, 'The Gun Runners', 'Turner Classic Movies'] accessed 4 June 2012 The film was shot in Newport Beach, California,
See also
* List of American films of 1958
References
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