The Fighting Gringo

The Fighting Gringo

Trouble-Busters ride on EL RIO! Border battle royal! The whole wide West remembers it! You'll stomp and cheer!

NR 1939 · 59 min · ★ 7.0 · Western

A gunfighter and his partners clear a Spanish rancher charged with murder.

Directed by David Howard · Written by Oliver Drake

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MovieWestern
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