The Gun Runners

Aug 1, 1958

1h 23m

★ 6.0

Hemingway-hot adventure !

Overview

Remake of "To Have and Have Not" based on Hemingway short story. Plot reset to early days of Cuban revolution. A charter boat skipper gets entangled in gunrunning scheme to get money to pay off debts. Sort of a sea-going film noir with bad girl, smarmy villain, and the "innocent" drawn into wrong side of law by circumstances.

Genres

Action

Crime

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

Seven Arts Productions

United Artists

The Gun Runners Trailers

Cast

Sam Martin

Audie Murphy

Hanagan

Eddie Albert

Lucy Martin

Patricia Owens

Blond Henchman on Boat

Richard Jaeckel

Sy Phillips

Paul Birch

Arnold

Jack Elam

Rhett

Lee Strasberg

Harvey

Everett Sloane

Pop

John Qualen

Soldier in Car (uncredited)

John A. Alonzo

Gambler (uncredited)

Steve Carruthers

Caz (uncredited)

Roy Engel

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