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The Irish Gringo

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The Irish Gringo
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Directed byWilliam C. Thompson
Written byPat Carlyle
StarringPat Carlyle, William Farnum and Karlyn May
CinematographyBert Longenecker
Music byManuela Budrow
Production
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Release date
  • December 1, 1935 (1935-12-01)
Running time
54 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Irish Gringo is a 1935 American western film directed by William C. Thompson and starring Pat Carlyle, William Farnum and Karlyn May.[1]

Plot

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A 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

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Reception

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The film has been described as "One of the more jaw-slackening excretions of the time".[2]

References

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  1. ^ Buck Rainey (2004). The Strong, Silent Type: Over 100 Screen Cowboys, 1903-1930. McFarland. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-7864-1286-0.
  2. ^ 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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The Irish Gringo at IMDb