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Gas, Oil and Water
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Gas, Oil and Water

1922-03-01 · 50 min · ★ 9.0

Comedy · Mystery

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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Directors
Charles Ray
Production companies
Charles Ray Productions
Countries
United States of America
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Charles RayCharles RayGeorge Oliver Watson
Otto HoffmanOtto HoffmanHenry Jones
Charlotte PierceCharlotte PierceSusie (his daughter)
R. Henry GreyR. Henry GreyHobart Rush
William A. CarrollWilliam A. CarrollPhilip Ashton
Dick SutherlandDick Sutherland'Beauty' Strang
Bert OffordSánchez

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