Dir. David Miller · Starring Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Ian Hunter, Mary Howard, Gene Lockhart, Lon Chaney Jr. · Music David Snell
“WANTED FOR MURDER WILLIAM BONNEY ALIAS "BILLY THE KID"”
DramaWestern
Billy "The Kid" Bonney is a hot-headed gunslinger who postpones his life of crime when he is befriended and hired by peaceful cattle rancher Eric Keating. When Keating is killed by a rival, Billy seeks revenge, even if it means opposing his old friend, Marshal Jim Sherwood.
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A sweeping, romanticized look at a legendary outlaw. It feels like a grand, tragic ballad, full of sweeping landscapes and the weight of inevitable fate. A classic, character-driven western experience.
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