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55% Critic Match
The Outlaw
“Tall.... Terrific.... and Trouble!”
5.5 / 10• 1943• 1h 56m•NR• English
WesternDrama
Storyline
Newly appointed sheriff Pat Garrett is pleased when his old friend Doc Holliday arrives in Lincoln, New Mexico on the stage. Doc is trailing his stolen horse, and it is discovered in the possession of Billy the Kid. In a surprising turnaround, Billy and Doc become friends. This causes the friendship between Doc and Pat to cool. The odd relationship between Doc and Billy grows stranger when Doc hides Billy at his girl Rio's place after Billy is shot.
Cast & Crew
Jack Buetel
Billy the Kid
Lead
Jane Russell
Rio McDonald
Thomas Mitchell
Pat Garrett
Walter Huston
Doc Holliday
Mimi Aguglia
Guadalupe
Joe Sawyer
Charley Woodruff
Gene Rizzi
Stranger
BC
Bobby Callahan
Boy (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Howard Hughes's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Outlaw is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
