Alias Billy the Kid

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Alias Billy the Kid
Alias Billy the Kid poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Thomas Carr
Screenplay by Earle Snell
Betty Burbridge
Story byNorman Sheldon
Produced by Bennett Cohen
Starring Sunset Carson
Peggy Stewart
Tom London
Roy Barcroft
Russ Whiteman
Tom Chatterton
Cinematography Bud Thackery
Edited by Charles Craft
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • April 17, 1946 (1946-04-17)
Running time
56 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Alias Billy the Kid is a 1946 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Earle Snell and Betty Burbridge. The film stars Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Tom London, Roy Barcroft, Russ Whiteman and Tom Chatterton. [1] [2] [3] The film was released on April 17, 1946, by Republic Pictures.

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Plot

Texas Ranger Sunset Carson is given the mission of tracking down the notorious Marshall gang. Uncovering their hideout, he discovers the gang is led by Ann Marshall and is composed of three of her ranch-hands, Dakota, PeeWee and Buckskin. He soon learns, however, that they are in fact the innocent victims of a ring of swindlers and cattle rustlers led by the ruthless Matt Conroy.

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References

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