The Kid Rides Again (1943)

Director:

Sam Newfield

Writer:

Fred Myton (story)

Release Date:

27 January 1943 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Western

Tagline:

The Gang Wanted Hanging...BUT BILLY USED HIS GUNS TO CLEAN 'EM UP (original poster)

Plot:

Billy breaks jail in Texas and travels to Sundown at the request of his friend Fuzzy. There he runs...

Plot Keywords:

Customer | Duplicity | Land Grab | Crooked Sheriff | Deception

Cast

Buster Crabbe	...	Billy the Kid
Al St. John	...	Fuzzy Jones (as Al 'Fuzzy' St. John)
Iris Meredith	...	Joan Ainsley
Glenn Strange	...	Henchman Tom Slade
Charles King	...	Vic Landeau, Henchman
I. Stanford Jolley	...	Mort Slade
Edward Peil Sr.	...	John Ainsley (as Ed Peil, Sr.)
Ted Adams	...	Sundown Sheriff
Slim Whitaker	...	Texas Sheriff [replaced by Karl Hackett]
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jimmy Aubrey	...	Cowboy (uncredited)
Roy Bucko	...	Cowboy in Saloon (uncredited)
Steve Clark	...	Man in bank (uncredited)
Tex Cooper	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Curley Dresden	...	Bald-Headed Henchman (uncredited)
Kenne Duncan	...	Cowboy in Saloon (uncredited)
Karl Hackett	...	Texas Sheriff Henry (uncredited)
Al Haskell	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Ray Jones	...	Barfly (uncredited)
Jim Mason	...	Gus, the bartender (uncredited)
Frank McCarroll	...	Cowboy in Saloon (uncredited)
Kansas Moehring	...	Henchman (uncredited)
Milburn Morante	...	Townsman (uncredited)
George Morrell	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Tex Phelps	...	Deputy (uncredited)
Rose Plumer	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
'Snub' Pollard	...	Saloon Swamper (uncredited)

Directed by
Sam Newfield		(as Sherman Scott)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Fred Myton		story and screenplay

Produced by
Sigmund Neufeld	....	producer

Original Music by
Leo Erdody

Cinematography by
Jack Greenhalgh

Film Editing by
Holbrook N. Todd

Production Management
Bert Sternbach	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Melville De Lay	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Hans Weeren	....	sound engineer

Production Companies

• Producers Releasing Corporation

Distributors

• Producers Releasing Corporation (1943) (USA) (theatrical)
• Madison Pictures (1948) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• VCI Home Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Alpha Video Distributors (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Comet Video (????) (USA) (DVD)
• Reel Media International (2007) (worldwide) (all media)

Also Known As:

Billy the Kid Rides Again (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

55 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | UK:U | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved

Company:

Producers Releasing Corporation