The Outlaw

The Outlaw (1943)

Tall.... Terrific.... and Trouble!

Newly appointed sheriff Pat Garrett is pleased when his old friend Doc Holliday arrives in Lincoln, New Mexico on the stage. Doc is trailing his stolen horse, and it is discovered in the possession of Billy the Kid. In a surprising turnaround, Billy and Doc become friends. This causes the friendship between Doc and Pat to cool. The odd relationship between Doc and Billy grows stranger when Doc hides Billy at his girl Rio's place after Billy is shot.

Date of release
1943-02-05
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (111)
Runtime
1h 56m
Genres
Western, Drama
Director
Howard Hughes

Casting

Interesting facts

The Outlaw is a 1943 American Western film directed by Howard Hughes and starring Jack Buetel, Jane Russell, Thomas Mitchell and Walter Huston. Hughes produced the film, replacing original director Howard Hawks with himself, and replacing original cinematographer Lucien Ballard with Gregg Toland. The film is Russell's breakthrough role to becoming a sex symbol and Hollywood movie star. Later advertising for the film billed Russell as the sole star. The Outlaw is an early example of a psychological Western.

Production

The Los Angeles Times reported that Howard Hughes was specifically looking for an actress with "ample breasts" to portray Rio McDonald.

According to one story, Hughes himself discovered Jane Russell while she was working as a receptionist, either for a dentist or a podiatrist, but this has turned out to be false. Instead, a talent agent spotted Russell at a photographer's studio, leading either Hughes or Hawks to hire her. However, it is true that Russell had a job as a receptionist at the time. Russell was hired after a single audition.

While filming The Outlaw, Hughes felt that the camera did not properly capture Russell's bust, so he designed a cantilevered underwire bra to emphasize her figure. He added curved metal supports that were sewn into the brassiere under each breast cup and connected to the bra's shoulder straps. This arrangement was intended to expose more of her breasts.

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