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Billy the Kid
“WANTED FOR MURDER WILLIAM BONNEY ALIAS "BILLY THE KID"”
5.3 / 10• 1941• 1h 34m•NR• English
DramaWestern
Storyline
Billy "The Kid" Bonney is a hot-headed gunslinger who postpones his life of crime when he is befriended and hired by peaceful cattle rancher Eric Keating. When Keating is killed by a rival, Billy seeks revenge, even if it means opposing his old friend, Marshal Jim Sherwood.
Cast & Crew
Robert Taylor
Billy Bonney
Lead
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)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Miller's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Billy the Kid is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
