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The Pinto Kid
“Smashing The West's Most Ruthless Cattle-Rustlin' Cut-Throats!”
10.0 / 10• 1941• 1h 1m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
Pinto Kid was one of Charles Starrett's last "formula" westerns before he permanently assumed the screen guise of the Durango Kid. The story takes places just after the Civil War, with hostilities between Yanks and Rebels still in effect between Kansas and Texas. The villain, cattle rustler Vic Landreau (Paul Sutton), intends to play both factions down the middle for his own benefit. But Landreau meets his match in the form of wandering do-gooder Jud Calvert (Charles Starrett).
Cast & Crew
Charles Starrett
Jud Calvert
Lead
Louise Currie
Betty Ainsley
Bob Nolan
Bob
Paul Sutton
Vic Landreau
Hank Bell
Hank
FW
Francis Walker
Curt Harvey
Ernie Adams
Ed Slade
Jack Rockwell
Marshal
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lambert Hillyer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Pinto Kid is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
