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Gas, Oil and Water

Gas, Oil and Water

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Gas, Oil and Water

1922

0h 50m

9.0(1 votes)

Comedy

Mystery

Overview

George Watson may seem like a harmless gas-station attendant, but in reality he is a secret government agent, intent on ferreting out a gang of smugglers on the Mexican border.

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7 featured cast members

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Charles Ray

Charles Ray

George Oliver Watson

Otto Hoffman

Otto Hoffman

Henry Jones

Charlotte Pierce

Charlotte Pierce

Susie (his daughter)

R. Henry Grey

R. Henry Grey

Hobart Rush

William A. Carroll

William A. Carroll

Philip Ashton

Dick Sutherland

Dick Sutherland

'Beauty' Strang

Bert Offord

Sánchez

Creative team

Directed by: Charles Ray
Written by: Richard Andres

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