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The Fighting Gringo (1939)

The Fighting Gringo poster
Directed by
David Howard
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
59 min
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An American cowboy gets involved in a conflict with outlaws in the Mexican borderlands. He fights to protect a local woman and her family from danger.

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What happens

The Fighting Gringo is a 1939 Western film directed by David Howard and featuring George O'Brien, Lupita Tovar and William Royle. The picture was produced under the RKO Pictures banner. Ben Johnson had a small uncredited early role as a Mexican barfly and did some work as a stuntman. A copy is held at the Library of Congress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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