William Gargan
'Gunner' Peterson
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Synopsis
A young war veteran joins a struggling blasting crew and challenges its most experienced dynamiter. Their disagreement over working methods becomes a romantic rivalry when both pursue the boss's daughter. With a highway tunnel contract at stake, the consequences of pride and unsafe decisions can no longer be confined to personal arguments.
Cast
DirectorsWilliam H. Pine
Behind the scenes
Developed under the working titles Hard to Handle and Hard to Kill, the film includes location work in Riverside, California. Its industrial setting brings a familiar rivalry between experience and youthful confidence into a workplace where an error can endanger the entire crew.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
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- William Gargan — NBC Radio · Public domain
- Virginia Welles — Paramount Pictures (posted on ebay ). · Public domain
