Gun Grit is a 1936 American Western film directed by William Berke and starring Jack Perrin, David Sharpe and Roger Williams. It was produced on Poverty Row as a second feature.Pitts p.50 The film is also known by the alternative title of Protection Racket in the United Kingdom.
Plot Gangsters from the big city attempt to expand their empire by establishing a protection racket amongst cattle ranchers but are battled by Federal agent Bob Blake.
Cast Jack Perrin as Bob Blake Ethel Beck as Jean Hess David Sharpe as Dave Hess Roger Williams as Mack (Gang Boss) Ralph Peters as Henchman Dopey Frank Hagney as Henry Hess - an FBI Chief Jimmy Aubrey as The Janitor Ed Cassidy as Tim Hess (Rancher) Phil Dunham as Henchman Looie Oscar Gahan as Henchman Don Earl Dwire as Uncle Joe Hess Horace Murphy as Rancher Sully Lester William Berke as Bobby Hess Budd Buster as Henchman Olin Francis as Murray Herman Hack as Federal Agent Braveheart as Hess' dog Starlight the Horse as Starlight, Bob's horse
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Bibliography Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.
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