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Billy the Kid

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Outlaw Billy the Kid (Johnny Mack Brown) runs afoul of two cattlemen, Tunston and McSween, who consider hanging him, but then invite him to join their gang instead. Billy grows fond of Tunston and his fiancée, Claire (Kay Johnson), and is happy to go straight. When Tunston is killed for refusing orders by the territory boss to depart, Billy seeks violent revenge for Claire. At the same time, he discovers that he must also contend with determined pursuit of Sheriff Pat Garrett (Wallace Beery).

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Harry Alan Potamkin The New Masses It is just another western of "the good bad man" who goes good for a girl, a theme and treatment which dates from the first Broncho Billy. Jan 14, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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brad h A boring Western about Billy The Kid and Pat Garrett. The direction by King Vidor is uninteresting. The two main leads (Johnny Mack Brown: Billy The Kid) (Wallace Barry: Pat Garrett) are miscast. There are no performances that standout. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member good historical western of sorts a lil miscast though Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member 131129: A thoroughly enjoyable film with many loveable characters. Had me cheering with excitement. For some reason, Johnny Mack Brown's Billy the kid reminds me of Bela Lugosi's Dracula. Neat costumes, classic dialogue, funny moments and good action. Fantastic. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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King Vidor

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Johnny Mack Brown

Billy

Wallace Beery

Garrett

Kay Johnson

Claire

Karl Dane

Swenson

Wyndham Standing

Tunston
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Synopsis Outlaw Billy the Kid (Johnny Mack Brown) runs afoul of two cattlemen, Tunston and McSween, who consider hanging him, but then invite him to join their gang instead. Billy grows fond of Tunston and his fiancée, Claire (Kay Johnson), and is happy to go straight. When Tunston is killed for refusing orders by the territory boss to depart, Billy seeks violent revenge for Claire. At the same time, he discovers that he must also contend with determined pursuit of Sheriff Pat Garrett (Wallace Beery).
Director
King Vidor
Producer
King Vidor
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 12, 2017
Runtime
1h 35m
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