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Billy the Kid
“The one big , stirring out-door story of the Great West!”
4.6 / 10• 1930• 1h 35m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
Billy, after shooting down land baron William Donovan's henchmen for killing Billy's boss, is hunted down and captured by his friend, Sheriff Pat Garrett. He escapes and is on his way to Mexico when Garrett, recapturing him, must decide whether to bring him in or to let him go.
Cast & Crew
Johnny Mack Brown
Billy the Kid
Lead
Wallace Beery
Pat Garrett
Kay Johnson
Claire
Karl Dane
Swenson
Wyndham Standing
John W. Tunston
Russell Simpson
Angus McSween
Blanche Friderici
Mrs. McSween
Roscoe Ates
Old Stuff
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. King Vidor's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Billy the Kid is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
