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The Gun Runners

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NR,1hr 23min
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1958
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Synopsis: The third and (as of 2005) the last film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's short story To Have and Have Not, The Gun Runners was as topical as this morning's news when it came out in 1958. Audie Murphy plays Sam Martin, a charter-boat skipper based in Key West, whose bad luck has enlarged from the gambling tables to his business. He's managed to stay honest up to this point, with a little help from his boozy friend and first-mate, Harvey (Everett Sloane), and a lot from his loyal, loving wife, Lucy ... Full Synopsis
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Don Siegel spent most of the 1950s trying to find a successful vehicle for his talents, bouncing from one project to another, some suited to his talents (such as Riot in Cell Block 11) and others not (An Annapolis Story), but The Gun Runners was one of his saddest failures. Based on Ernest Hemingway's short story To Have and Have Not, it offered a lot to the viewer, including Audie Murphy pushing himself ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Sam Martin
Hanagan
Lucy Martin
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