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The Gatling Gun
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Wikipedia article
'The Gatling Gun' originally titled 'King Gun' is a Western shot in 1969 in New Mexico that features then New Mexico Governor David Cargo in a small role.p.144 Cargo, David Francis 'Lonesome Dave' Sunstone Press, 1 May 2010 The final film of director Robert Gordon, was not released until 1971.
Plot
Lured by Apache gold, two cavalry troopers desert their post, killing some of their fellow troopers in order to steal a Gatling Gun. The devious two use a pacifist pastor to bring the weapon across the country. A pursuing cavalry patrol kills one of the deserters and captures the other, however the recovered weapon has been made inoperable.
The Apaches, under their chief Two Knife, relentlessly attack the patrol in order to get the Gatling Gun, or "King Gun" as they call it, to use against the soldiers.
Cast
* Guy Stockwell ... Lieutenant Wayne Malcolm
* Robert Fuller ... Trooper Sneed
* Barbara Luna ... Leona
* Woody Strode ... Runner
* Patrick Wayne ... Jim Boland
* Pat Buttram ... Tin Pot
* Carlos Rivas ... Two Knife
* John Carradine ... Reverend Harper
* Judy Jordan ... Martha Boland
* Phil Harris ... Luke Boland
* Tommy Cook ... Trooper Elwood
* Steve Conte ... Trooper Mitchell
* David Cargo ... Corporal Benton
* Kalai Strode ... Indian Who Shoots Sneed
See also
* List of American films of 1971
References
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