Summary
Billy the Kid is an American western first released in 1941,
directed by David Miller and Frank Borzage.
The film stars Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Ian Hunter, Mary Howard and Gene Lockhart.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: David Miller, Frank Borzage
- Script: Walter Noble Burns, Howard Emmett Rogers, Bradbury Foote, Gene Fowler
- Photo: William V. Skall, Leonard Smith
- Music: David Snell
- Cast: Robert Taylor (Billy Bonney), Brian Donlevy (Jim Sherwood), Ian Hunter (Eric Keating), Mary Howard (Edith Keating), Gene Lockhart (Dan Hickey), Lon Chaney Jr. (’Spike’ Hudson), Henry O’Neill (Tim Ward), Guinn ’Big Boy’ Williams (Ed Bronson (blacksmith)), Cy Kendall (Cass McAndrews, Sheriff), Ted Adams (’Buz’ Cobb), Frank Conlan (Judge Blake), Frank Puglia (Pedro Gonzales), Mitchell Lewis (Bart Hodges), Dick Curtis (Kirby Claxton), Grant Withers (Ed Shanahan), Joe Yule (Milton (bartender)), Earl Gunn (Jesse Martin), Eddie Dunn (Pat Shanahan), Carl Pitti (’Bat’ Smithers), Kermit Maynard (Thad Decker), Ethel Griffies (Mrs. Hanky (Keating’s housekeeper)), Chill Wills (Tom Patterson), Olive Blakeney (Mrs. Patterson), Ed Brady (Vagrant #2), George Chesebro (Hickey gang member), Ruth Pickard Colwell (Singer at the party), Jules Cowles (Vagrant #1), Connie Gilchrist (Mildred (blonde barmaid)), Frank Hagney (Man in saloon), Lew Harvey (The Duke), Arthur Housman (Saloon Janitor), Jack King (Hickey gang member), Priscilla Lawson (Bessie (barmaid)), Tom London (Leader), Buck Mack (Gambler), Monte Montague (Man with rifle at second-floor window), James Pickard (Singer at the party), Obey ’Bud’ Pickard Jr. (Singer at the party), Leila May Pickard (Singer at the party), Ben Pitti (Hickey gang member), John Raitt (Baritone in ’Lazy Acres’ number), Ann Pickard Rhea (Singer at the party), Ray Teal (Sammy Axel), Harry Tenbrook (Man with rifle behind barred window), Slim Whitaker (Butch (Keating’s hired hand)), Wesley White (Bud)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 94 min
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