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The Gay Defender
RELEASED • 1927 • DRAMA • WESTERN • ROMANCE
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Original
movie
Language
English
Runtime
70m
Popularity
Trending Up
Overview
Real-life outlaw Joaquin Murietta, who (according to this film, anyway) is a latter-day Robin Hood, dedicated to driving land-grabbers and corrupt politicians out of Spanish California.
Cast
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Thelma Todd
Ruth Ainsworth
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Richard Dix
Joaquin Murrieta
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/lrJamRnwOSFxXUzEDbPiZvoRMxG.jpg)
Fred Kohler
Jake Hamby
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Jerry Mandy
Chombo
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/qvBIggdZwbGjNcPoRlQeT3IF1j1.jpg)
Robert Brower
Ferdinand Murrieta
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Harry Holden
Padre Sebastian
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Fred Esmelton
Commissioner Ainsworth
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/q98XMJSpNjtZdGS7Zvt3yUvxEkw.jpg)
Frances Raymond
Aunt Emily
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Ernie Adams
Bart Hamby
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Augustina López
Extra (uncredited)
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