The Kid from Texas (1950)
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If ever there was an actor born to play Billy the Kid, it was the combustible Audie Murphy. In Kid from Texas, Murphy is cast as a relatively benign Billy. Hoping to put down his guns and go straight, the Kid takes a job as a ranchhand. When his kindly boss is murdered, however, all bets are off, and Billy goes on a killing spree. By the time he's reached the age of 21, he's killed 21 men -- and that's when sheriff Pat Garrett (Frank Wilcox) enters the scene. There's no romance to speak of, though Billy does develop a fondness for Irene Kain (Gale Storm), the wife of fair-minded attorney (Albert Dekker). While Kid from Texas scores as a character study (albeit none too accurate), it falls surprisingly short in terms of action content. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Audie Murphy - Billy the Kid
- Albert Dekker - Alexander Kain
- Martin Garralaga - Morales
- Walter Sande - Crowe
- Dennis Hoey - Maj. Harper
- Don Haggerty - Morgan
- John Phillips - Sid Curtis
- Tom Trout - Denby
- Dorita Pallais - Lupita
- Shepperd Strudwick - Jameson
- Will Geer - O'Fallon
- Gale Storm - Irene Kain
- William Talman - Minniger
- Robert H. Barrat - Gen. Lew Wallace
- Frank Wilcox - Sheriff Pat Garrett
- Ray Teal - Sheriff Rand
- Paul Ford - Copeland
- Zon Murray - Lucas
- Rosa Turich - Marita
- Pilar del Rey - Margarita
- Harold Goodwin - Matt Curtis
- Director(s):
- Kurt Neumann
- Writer(s):
- Karl Kamb, Robert Hardy Andrews
- Producer(s):
- Paul Short
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