The Gun Runners

The Gun Runners

83 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, Thriller | Aug. 1, 1958

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.

The Gun Runners

83 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, Thriller | Aug. 1, 1958

The Gun Runners
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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers United Artists, Seven Arts Productions
Original title The Gun Runners
Directors Don Siegel
Writers Ernest Hemingway, Daniel Mainwaring, Paul Monash

Cast

Audie Murphy

as Sam Martin

Eddie Albert

as Hanagan

Patricia Owens

as Lucy Martin

Richard Jaeckel

as Blond Henchman on Boat

Paul Birch

as Sy Phillips

Jack Elam

as Arnold

Lee Strasberg

as Rhett

Everett Sloane

as Harvey

John Qualen

as Pop

John A. Alonzo

as Soldier in Car (uncredited)

Steve Carruthers

as Gambler (uncredited)

Roy Engel

as Caz (uncredited)

Edward Colmans

as Juan

Stephen Peck

as Pepito

Carlos Romero

as Carlos Contreras

Gita Hall

as Eva

Jack Daly

as Detective (uncredited)

Tony Dantes

as Gambler (uncredited)

Tom Greenway

as Deputy (uncredited)

Ted Jacques

as U.S. Coast Guard Commander Walsh (uncredited)

Lita Leon

as Pepita (uncredited)

Peggy Maley

as Blonde Barfly (uncredited)

Joel Marston

as Palm Reader (uncredited)

Joey Ray

as Dice Player (uncredited)

Freddie Roberto

as Berenguer (uncredited)

Larry Thor

as Captain (uncredited)

Herb Vigran

as Freddy (uncredited)

Billy Wayne

as Dice Table Croupier (uncredited)