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65% Critic Match
The Tonto Kid
“HISTORY IGNORES HIM...YET THE "KID" MADE HISTORY EVERY MOMENT OF HIS LIFE!”
6.5 / 10• 1934• 1h 1m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
Lawyer Creech is after the ranch of the dying Cartwright. First he brings in Cahill to pose as the only living relative. Then when the Tonto Kid finds platinum on the ranch, Creech frames him for murder.
Cast & Crew
Rex Bell
'Skeets" Slawson aka The Tonto Kid
Lead
Ruth Mix
Nancy Cahill
Buzz Barton
Wesley Fritch
Theodore Lorch
Lawyer Sam Creech
Joseph W. Girard
Rance Cartwright
Barbara E. Robertson
Edna May Cartwright
Jack Rockwell
Deputy Sheriff Hack Baker
Murdock MacQuarrie
'Pop' Slawson
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Harry L. Fraser's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Tonto Kid is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
