The Cowboy and the Kid

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The Cowboy and the Kid
The Cowboy and the Kid poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Ray Taylor
Screenplay by Frances Guihan
Story by Buck Jones
Produced byBuck Jones
StarringBuck Jones
Bill Burrud
Dorothy Revier
Harry Worth
Oliver Eckhardt
Mary Mersch
CinematographyHerbert Kirkpatrick
Allen Q. Thompson
Edited byBernard Loftus
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • July 1, 1936 (1936-07-01)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Cowboy and the Kid is a 1936 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Frances Guihan. The film stars Buck Jones, Bill Burrud, Dorothy Revier, Harry Worth, Oliver Eckhardt and Mary Mersch. The film was released on July 1, 1936, by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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