Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

Last updated

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice lobby card.jpg
1940 lobby card
Directed by Sam Newfield
Written by Joseph O'Donnell
Screenplay by Tom Gibson
Produced by Sigmund Neufeld (producer)
Starring
Cinematography Jack Greenhalgh
Edited by Holbrook N. Todd
Music by Johnny Lange
Lew Porter
Distributed by Producers Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • December 27, 1940 (1940-12-27)
Running time
57 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield for Producers Releasing Corporation, and 3rd in PRC's Billy the Kid film series. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Plot

Billy the Kid (Bob Steele) and his friends Jeff (Carleton Young) and Fuzzy (Al St. John) are ambushed in a cabin. When Jeff is wounded during their getaway, they decide to hide out at Jeff's uncle's ranch in Little Bend Valley. While traveling to the ranch, they see henchmen Ed (Charles King) and Buck (Rex Lease) accosting Ann Roberts (Louise Currie) and throwing her goods from her wagon. After Billy chases them off, Ann tells him that she and her father Tom (Forrest Taylor) had recently purchased a ranch and that someone is trying to run them off their land. Traveling with Ann to protect her, they learn that the ranch she and her father had purchased was the one owned by Jeff's uncle, but that they failed to purchase the water rights. Discovering that other ranchers in the area had also purchased lands without water rights, Billy also learns that land baron Cobb Allen (Al Ferguson) had maliciously dammed the only free water stream in the area in order to force the group of ranchers to purchase water rights, or default on their loans. Billy and Jeff fight Allen's henchmen at the barricade, and after subduing them they return the water flow to its original channel.

Cast

Reception

See also

The Billy the Kid films starring Bob Steele:

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carleton Young</span> American character actor (1905–1994)

Captain Carleton Scott Young was an American character actor who was known for his deep voice.

<i>Oath of Vengeance</i> 1944 film

Oath of Vengeance is a 1944 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. Shot at Corriganville Movie Ranch, the film was released by Producers Releasing Corporation as one of the studio's Billy the Kid film series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Earl Dwire</span> American actor

Earl Dwire, born Earl Dean Dwire, was an American character actor who appeared in more than 150 movies between 1921 and his death in 1940.

<i>Water Rustlers</i> 1939 film

Water Rustlers is a 1939 American Western film directed by Samuel Diege. It was the first of three Dorothy Page singing cowgirl films for Grand National Films.

<i>Billy the Kid in Texas</i> 1940 film by Sam Newfield

Billy the Kid in Texas is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. It's the second in the Billy the Kid film series, produced by PRC from 1940 to 1946.

Western Cyclone is a 1943 American Producers Releasing Corporation Western film of the Billy the Kid series directed by Sam Newfield. The film is also known as Frontier Fighters.

<i>Cattle Stampede</i> 1943 film by Sam Newfield

Cattle Stampede is a 1943 American Producers Releasing Corporation Western film of the Billy the Kid series directed by Sam Newfield.

Fuzzy Settles Down is a 1944 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield.

<i>Rustlers Hideout</i> 1945 film by Sam Newfield

Rustlers' Hideout is a 1944 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. In 1940 Crabbe had followed and replaced Bob Steele in the role of Billy the Kid in a series of B-Westerns. After 19 films as Billy, the character was renamed Billy Carson with seemingly no other changes to the series. He even kept his sidekick from the "Kid" films. This was the 14th of the Carson series out of a total of 23 (1940-1946).

<i>Billy the Kid in Santa Fe</i> 1941 film by Sam Newfield

Billy the Kid in Santa Fe is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. This film is the sixth in the Billy the Kid film series, produced by PRC from 1940 to 1946, and the last to star Bob Steele. In the next film, Billy the Kid Wanted, Steele was replaced by Buster Crabbe.

The Billy the Kid series of 42 Western films was produced between 1940 and 1946, and released by Poverty Row studio Producers Releasing Corporation.

Budd Leland Buster, usually credited as Budd Buster, was an American actor known for B western films. He sometimes was credited as George Selk in his later work.

<i>Billy the Kids Fighting Pals</i> 1941 film by Sam Newfield

Billy the Kid's Fighting Pals is a 1941 American Western directed by Sam Newfield for Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC), and the fifth in PRC's Billy the Kid film series.

<i>Billy the Kid Wanted</i> 1941 film

Billy the Kid Wanted is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. This film is the seventh in the Billy the Kid film series produced by PRC from 1940 to 1946, and the first starring Buster Crabbe as Billy the Kid, replacing Bob Steele. The film also features Sam Newfield's son Joel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Cason (actor)</span> American actor (1918–1961)

John Lacy Cason, also credited as Bob Cason and John L. Cason, was an American actor active in both films and television. During his 20-year career he appeared in over 200 films and television shows. He is best known for his work on the television program The Adventures of Kit Carson, where he appeared in several roles from 1951 to 1953.

<i>Billy the Kids Range War</i> 1941 film by Sam Newfield

Billy the Kid's Range War is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield that was the fourth of Producers Releasing Corporation's Billy the Kid film series. Despite the film's title and mention of Lincoln County, there is neither a range war nor a range seen in the film.

<i>Frontier Outlaws</i> 1944 film by Sam Newfield

Frontier Outlaws is a 1944 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield shot at the Corriganville Movie Ranch. It was the second film in Producers Releasing Corporation's Billy the Kid film series where Crabbe changed his name to "Billy Carson".

<i>Galloping Thunder</i> (1946 film) 1946 film by Ray Nazarro

Galloping Thunder is a 1946 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Charles Starrett. It was part of the series of Durango Kid films.

The Lone Rider Rides On is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars George Houston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones, with Hillary Brooke, Karl Hackett, Lee Powell and Forrest Taylor. The film was released on January 10, 1941, by Producers Releasing Corporation.

Billy the Kid Outlawed is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Oliver Drake. It stars Bob Steele as gunfighter "Billy the Kid", Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones and Carleton Young as Jeff Travis, with Louise Currie and John Merton. The film was released on July 20, 1940, by Producers Releasing Corporation.

References

  1. ↑ Tuska, Jon (1986). Billy the Kid: A Handbook. University of Nebraska Press. pp. 168, 182. ISBN   978-0-8032-9406-6.
  2. ↑ Tuska, Jon (1994). Billy the Kid, his life and legend. Greenwood Press. p. 221. ISBN   978-0-8263-1770-4.
  3. ↑ Rainy, Buck (1997). Western Gunslingers in Fact and on Film. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-0328-5.
  4. ↑ Hal Erickson, Rovi. "Billy the Kid's Gun Justice (1940)", The New York Times . Retrieved February 9, 2013.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.