Gun Grit
Directed by	William Berke
Written by	Allen Hall Lewis Kingdon Gordon Phillips
Produced by	William Berke
Starring	Jack Perrin David Sharpe Roger Williams.
Cinematography	Robert E. Cline
Edited by	Arthur A. Brooks
Music by	Lee Zahler
Production company	Berke-Perrin Productions
Distributed by	Atlantic Pictures
Release date	May 28, 1936 (1936-05-28)
Running time	51 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Gun Grit is a 1936 American western film directed by William Berke and starring Jack Perrin, David Sharpe and Roger Williams. It was produced on Poverty Row as a second feature.^[1] The film is also known by the alternative title of Protection Racket in the United Kingdom.

Gangsters from the big city attempt to expand their empire by establishing a protection racket amongst cattle ranchers but are battled by Federal agent Bob Blake.

• Jack Perrin as Bob Blake
• Ethel Beck as Jean Hess
• David Sharpe as Dave Hess
• Roger Williams as Mack (Gang Boss)
• Ralph Peters as Henchman Dopey
• Frank Hagney as Henry Hess - an FBI Chief
• Jimmy Aubrey as The Janitor
• Ed Cassidy as Tim Hess (Rancher)
• Phil Dunham as Henchman Looie
• Oscar Gahan as Henchman Don
• Earl Dwire as Uncle Joe Hess
• Horace Murphy as Rancher Sully
• Lester William Berke as Bobby Hess
• Budd Buster as Henchman
• Olin Francis as Murray
• Herman Hack as Federal Agent
• Braveheart as Hess' dog
• Starlight the Horse as Starlight, Bob's horse

• Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.

• Gun Grit at IMDb
• Gun Grit is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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