Joe Kidd (1972)

Director:

John Sturges

Writer:

Elmore Leonard (written by)

Release Date:

14 July 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

An ex-bounty hunter reluctantly helps a wealthy landowner and his henchmen track down a Mexican revolutionary leader.

Plot Keywords:

Bounty Hunter | Gunfight | Gun | Landowner | Land

Cast

Clint Eastwood	...	Joe Kidd
Robert Duvall	...	Frank Harlan
John Saxon	...	Luis Chama
Don Stroud	...	Lamarr Simms
Stella Garcia	...	Helen Sanchez
James Wainwright	...	Olin Mingo
Paul Koslo	...	Roy Gannon
Gregory Walcott	...	Sinola County Sheriff Bob Mitchell
Dick Van Patten	...	Hotel manager
Lynne Marta	...	Elma
John Carter	...	Judge
Pepe Hern	...	Priest
Joaquín Martínez	...	Manolo (as Joaquin Martinez)
Ron Soble	...	Ramon
Pepe Callahan	...	Naco

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

West Germany:16 | Spain:13 | Iceland:16 | UK:15 (1987) | UK:AA (1972) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1972) | Sweden:15 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In the scene where Joe Kidd is approaching town after having joined up with Luis Chama, he sends one of Chama's men to ride into town first to test if the area is covered by gunmen. As he's riding into town you can see a vehicle driving across the frame in the distance.

Quotes:

[Joe is putting the moves on Elma]
Elma: How long have they had you locked up?
Joe Kidd: Two days.
Elma: What would you be like after two months?
Joe Kidd: We wouldn't even be talking now.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Drive-in Movie Memories (2001)

Bad Hat on Squint but Duvall is There!

Decent early 1970's Clint western with plenty of stooges to beat up on (including Paul Koslo - who got beat up by a million stars in the 70's), but R. Duvall with his authentic "Southwest" accent steals the show along with John Saxon as Louie Chama (almost playing the same character he did in The Appaloosa with Brando, except he's almost a good guy in this one).

Beautiful locale (wherever they filmed it), almost a Man with no Name theme to it - A 6 out of 10 without being special; just your basic racist (Duvall's gang) and the mercenary with a Bad Hat (Squint) to deal with them. Best performance = Robert Duvall. Decent stuff but Mr. Eastwood's done better, before and since.