Billy the Kid in Texas (1940)
1940 · Feature film · 52 min · dir. Sam Newfield
- Western
Synopsis
Arriving in a lawless Texas town, Billy the Kid (Bob Steele) finds his old friend Fuzzy and stands up to Flash and his gang, only to find his own brother among the outlaws.
Synopsis, reviewed
Details
- Director
- Sam Newfield
- Running time
- 52 minutes
Cast & crew
- Sam Newfield Director
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Bob Steele Outlaw - Becomes a Sheriff · Poohbah70 · 2019-11-28
A very average Bob Steele western, with a well worn plot - town rich guy is trying to take over all the ranches illegally - with a slight twist - Steele (Billy the Kid) winds up fighting against his brother boring Carlton Young (Jeff Bonney aka Gil Cooper). Steele is headed to a Texas town where sidekick Al St. John (Fuzzy) has been waiting for him. On the way, he stops two men who are robbing a wagon carrying money and takes the money himself. In town, he finds Fuzzy has been abused by a local ranch gang and heads back to the saloon with Fuzzy and kicks ass. Decent townspeople see him thrash…
★ · Bob Steele as Billy the Kid · frontrowkid · 2010-05-17
Veteran cowboy star Bob Steele played a fictionalized Billy the Kid in six low budget westerns for Producers Releasing Corporation in the 1940-41 season. The real life William Bonney had been a homocidal outlaw-gunfighter who was killed at age 21. His cinema adventures had previously been whitewashed to be played by Johnny Mack Brown, Roy Rogers and Robert Taylor. Steele's youthful athletic hero image made him perfect for the part, but he left the series to join the western trio of the Three Mesquiteers at Republic in 1941. The role was assumed by serial hero Buster Crabbe who played the part…
