The Kid from Texas (1950)

Director:

Kurt Neumann

Writers:

Robert Hardy Andrews (screenplay)
Robert Hardy Andrews (story)

Release Date:

1 March 1950 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

The true savage story of BILLY THE KID!

Plot:

Billy the Kid becomes embroiled in Lincoln County, NM, land wars. When rancher who gave him a break is killed by rival henchman...

Plot Keywords:

Billy The Kid | Lincoln County War | Beautiful Woman | Character Name In Title

Cast

Audie Murphy	...	William Bonney ('Billy the Kid')
Gale Storm	...	Irene Kain
Albert Dekker	...	Alexander Kain
Shepperd Strudwick	...	Roger Jameson
Will Geer	...	O'Fallon
William Talman	...	Minninger
Martin Garralaga	...	Morales
Robert Barrat	...	Gen. Lew Wallace (as Robert H. Barrat)
Walter Sande	...	Crowe
Frank Wilcox	...	Sheriff Pat Garrett
Dennis Hoey	...	Major Harper
Ray Teal	...	Sheriff Rand
Don Haggerty	...	Morgan
Paul Ford	...	Sheriff Copeland
John Phillips	...	Sid Curtis

Also Known As:

Texas Kid, Outlaw (UK)

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (MPAA rating: certificate #14031) | UK:U | West Germany:16 (nf) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

New Mexico, USA

Company:

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Quotes:

Sheriff Brand: Suppose I told you there were half a dozen warrants out for his arrest right now. One for killing a man out of Silver City, Colorado, eight years ago with a knife. Another for killing four Chiricahua Indians.
Alexander Kain: Eight years ago? Well, that's ridiculous. The boy couldn't have been more than twelve years old!
Sheriff Brand: You don't judge a rattlesnake by his age. He's a rattler whether he's got one rattle or a dozen.

First Murphy starring role

It must have been difficult for Audie Murphy to perform in front of a camera and it shows. However, although a bit on the stiff side, he does well in his first outing. Of course this is a whitewashed story of BTK but it's enjoyable. It's almost impossible to imagine that the youthful face we see here (approx 25 years old at the time although looking like a teenager) was in the war several years before. The narration doesn't help the picture but there is a lot of action. Audie looks great!