The Gun Runners

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.

Details

Cast

Audie Murphy

Sam Martin

Eddie Albert

Hanagan

Patricia Owens

Lucy Martin

Richard Jaeckel

Blond Henchman on Boat

Paul Birch

Sy Phillips

Jack Elam

Arnold

Lee Strasberg

Rhett

Everett Sloane

Harvey

John Qualen

Pop

John A. Alonzo

Soldier in Car (uncredited)

Steve Carruthers

Gambler (uncredited)

Roy Engel

Caz (uncredited)

Edward Colmans

Juan

Stephen Peck

Pepito

Carlos Romero

Carlos Contreras

Gita Hall

Eva

Jack Daly

Detective (uncredited)

Tony Dantes

Gambler (uncredited)

Tom Greenway

Deputy (uncredited)

Ted Jacques

U.S. Coast Guard Commander Walsh (uncredited)