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05/02/1943 Western, Drama 1h 56m
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Tall.... Terrific.... and Trouble!

Overview

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.

  1. Howard Hughes

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jack Buetel

    Billy the Kid

  2. Jane Russell

    Rio McDonald

  3. Thomas Mitchell

    Pat Garrett

  4. Walter Huston

    Doc Holliday

  5. Mimi Aguglia

    Guadalupe

  6. Joe Sawyer

    Charley Woodruff

  7. Gene Rizzi

    Stranger

  8. Bobby Callahan

    Boy (uncredited)

  9. Martín Garralaga

    Mike the Waiter (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2021-12-23
_**Once notorious, now surreal, cornball and amusing**_

In 1881 New Mexico, newly-appointed Sheriff Pat Garrett (Thomas Mitchell) is upset after Billy the Kid (Jack Buetel) comes to Lincoln and essentially steals his good friend, Doc Holliday (Walter Huston). After Billy is wounded, Doc drops him off with his girlfriend, Rio (Jane Russell). While she has reason to hate Billy, the opposite happens. Eventually the four are forced to team-up to escape some hostile Mescaleros before having a showdown.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$3,400,000.00

Revenue
$5,075,000.00

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