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58% Critic Match
The Mexicali Kid
“Cowboy hero dupes renegade murderer into overplaying his hand...by posing as band man in hazardous game of bluff and bullets!”
5.8 / 10• 1938• 51m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
Looking for the killer of his brother, Jack saves the outlaw known as the Mexicali Kid who had collapsed on the desert. Jack joins up with the Kid who leads him to Gorson. Gorson is after a ranch and gets Jack to pose as the heir to the ranch. After the papers are signed he plans to have jack killed. But the Kid recognizes Gorson's henchmen as the men Jack is after and decides to help him.
Cast & Crew
Jack Randall
Jack Wood
Lead
Wesley Barry
The Mexicali Kid
Eleanor Stewart
Jean Carter
Wilhelm von Brincken
Frederick Gorson
Chester Gan
Mo Cort-Chinese Cook
Glenn Strange
Foreman Jed
Billy Bletcher
Stagecoach Driver
Ernie Adams
Carl--Gorson's Bookkeeper
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Wallace Fox's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Mexicali Kid is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
