Smilin' Guns

Smilin' Guns is a 1929 American silent Western film, directed by Henry MacRae and starring Hoot Gibson.

Smilin' Guns
Film poster
Directed by	Henry MacRae
Written by	Harold Tarshis
Screenplay by	George Morgan
Based on	A story by Shannon Fife
Produced by	Carl Laemmle Jr.
Starring	Hoot Gibson
Cinematography	Harry Neumann
Edited by	Ed Gilmore Walker
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	March 31, 1929 (1929-03-31)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Plot

Cowboy Jack "Dirty Neck" Purvin travels to San Francisco to learn how to become a refined gentleman to impress Helen van Smythe. Upon his return from San Francisco, Purvin is forced to shed his training to save van Smythe from the grasp of a count, and her mother from a jewel thief.

Cast

• Hoot Gibson as Jack Purvin
• Blanche Mehaffey as Helen van Smythe
• Virginia Pearson as Mrs. van Smythe
• Robert Graves as Durkin
• Leo White as Count Barett
• Walter Brennan as Ranch Foreman
• Jack Wise as Professor
• James Bradbury Jr. as Barber
• Dad Gibson as Stationmaster (credited as Walter "Dad" Gibson)

Preservation status

• A print exists at the Library of Congress.^[1]