The Kid from Texas

The Kid from Texas (1950)

The true savage story of BILLY THE KID!

Billy the Kid becomes embroiled in Lincoln County, NM, land wars. When rancher who gave him a break is killed by rival henchman, Billy vows revenge. New employer takes advantage of his naivety to kill rivals, lets the Kid take rap. Kid takes to the hills with friends until caught. Escapes hanging but remains in area to be near employer's young wife with whom he's infatuated

Date of release
1950-03-01
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (22)
Runtime
1h 18m
Genres
Western
Director
Kurt Neumann

Casting

Interesting facts

The Kid from Texas is a 1950 American film starring Audie Murphy in his first Technicolor Western. It was directed by Kurt Neumann and features Gale Storm and Albert Dekker.

Production

The film fictionalizes the true events of the Lincoln County War but follows the basic facts. Jameson (Shepperd Strudwick) is based on John Tunstall and Alexander Kain (Albert Dekker) on Alexander McSween.

Audie Murphy was cast after his performance as a juvenile delinquent in Bad Boy. J. Edgar Hoover offered to narrate the film, but Parley Baer was selected as the narrator.

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