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The Outlaw (1943)

NR 02/05/1943 (US) Western, Drama 1h 56m

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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.

Howard Hughes

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Jules Furthman

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Jack Buetel

Billy the Kid
Jane Russell

Rio McDonald
Thomas Mitchell

Pat Garrett
Walter Huston

Doc Holliday
Mimi Aguglia

Guadalupe
Joe Sawyer

Charley Woodruff
Gene Rizzi

Stranger
Bobby Callahan

Boy (uncredited)
Martín Garralaga

Mike the Waiter (uncredited)
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A review by Wuchak

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Written by Wuchak on December 23, 2021

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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