The Apache Kid's Escape

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The Apache Kid's Escape
Apache Kid's Escape.jpg
Original film poster
Directed by Robert J. Horner
Written byRobert J. Horner
Produced byRobert J. Horner
Starring Jack Perrin
Josephine Hill
CinematographyBert Baldridge
Edited by William Austin
Music byBaby, Oh Where Can You Be written by Frank Magnine
Ted Kohler
Production
company
Cosmos Productions
Release date
  • November 22, 1930 (1930-11-22)
Running time
51 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Apache Kid's Escape is a 1930 American Western film written, produced and directed by Robert J. Horner and starring Jack Perrin and his wife Josephine Hill. [1] It was a remake of The White Outlaw (1929). The film was shot in Valencia, California. [2] Jack Perrin's five-picture deal with Horner ended up in court when Perrin only received $1,425 out of the $2,900 that was agreed upon. [3]

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Plot

Hurt by his sister's letter saying they can not accept the money he sent for his sick mother as it was obtained illegally, the Apache Kid decides to go on the straight and narrow. Others including Buck Harris and Ted Conway decide to use the Apache Kid's trademark of a chequered scarf to commit robberies.

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References

  1. Pitts, Michael R. (September 17, 2015). Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland. pp. 170–171. ISBN   978-1-4766-1036-8 . Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  2. Schneider, Jerry L. Western Movie Making Locations Vol 1 Southern California Corriganville Press; First Edition (July 27, 2011)
  3. Brooker p. 23

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