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Billy The Kid (film Series)
The Billy the Kid series of 42 Western films was produced between 1940 and 1946, and released by Poverty Row studio Producers Releasing Corporation. The initial six star Bob Steele as Billy the Kid who left PRC to return to Republic Pictures. The next thirteen star Buster Crabbe as Billy the Kid, and the following 23 feature Crabbe as the same character, renamed "Billy Carson". All 42 films in the series are directed by Sam Newfield, "America's most prolific sound film director", sometimes under pseudonyms. All films feature Al St. John as Billy's sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones; St. John also played the same character as the sidekick in the '' Lone Rider'' series from 1941-1943. Carleton Young also played Billy's friend Jeff Travis in the first five movies. The films were shot in 10 or 12 days each, with an average cost of $25,000 a film.p.30 Vermilye, Jerry ''Buster Crabbe: A Biofilmography'' McFarland, 29 Apr. 2014 Bob Steele as Billy the Kid * '' Billy the Kid Outlawed'' (1940) ...
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Western (genre)
The Western is a genre Setting (narrative), set in the American frontier and commonly associated with Americana (culture), folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referred to as the "Old West" or the "Wild West" and depicted in Western media as a hostile, sparsely populated frontier in a state of near-total lawlessness patrolled by outlaws, sheriffs, and numerous other Stock character, stock "gunslinger" characters. Western narratives often concern the gradual attempts to tame the crime-ridden American West using wider themes of justice, freedom, rugged individualism, Manifest Destiny, and the national history and identity of the United States. History The first films that belong to the Western genre are a series of short single reel silents made in 1894 by Edison Studios at their Edison's Black Maria, Black Maria studio in West Orange, New Jersey. These featured vet ...
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Billy The Kid In Santa Fe
''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. Plot Billy the Kid escapes from jail after being framed for murder. His friends Jeff and Fuzzy help him, knowing that he didn't commit the murder. The trio travels to Sant Fe, where they run into Joe Benson, who had been paid by gang leader Barton to lie at Billy's trial. Cast * Bob Steele as Billy the Kid *Al St. John as Fuzzy Q. Jones *Rex Lease as Jeff *Marin Sais as Pat Walker - Bar W Owner * Dennis Moore as Silent Don Benson *Karl Hackett as Bert Davis - Bar W Foreman *Steve Clark as Allen *Hal Price as Carlton City Sheriff * Charles King as Steve Barton * Frank Ellis as Hank Baxter (Gunman) * Dave O'Brien as Texas Joe *Kenne Duncan as Scotty - Henchman See also The "Billy the ...
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Blazing Frontier
''Blazing Frontier'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. The film is also known as ''Blazing Range'' (American recut version). Cast *Buster Crabbe as Billy the Kid *Al St. John as Fuzzy Q. Jones *Marjorie Manners as Helen Barstow *Milton Kibbee as Clem Barstow * I. Stanford Jolley as Luther Sharp *Frank Hagney as Sheriff Ward Tragg *Kermit Maynard as Deputy Pete *George Chesebro as Deputy Slade * Frank Ellis as Deputy Biff See also The "Billy the Kid" films starring Buster Crabbe: * ''Billy the Kid Wanted'' (1941) * ''Billy the Kid's Round-Up'' (1941) * ''Billy the Kid Trapped'' (1942) * ''Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns'' (1942) * ''Law and Order'' (1942) * ''Sheriff of Sage Valley'' (1942) * '' The Mysterious Rider'' (1942) * ''The Kid Rides Again'' (1943) * ''Fugitive of the Plains'' (1943) * ''Western Cyclone'' (1943) * ''Cattle Stampede'' (1943) * '' The Renegade'' (1943) * ''Blazing Frontier'' (1943) * ''Devil Riders'' (1943) * ''Frontier Outlaws'' ...
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The Renegade (1943 Film)
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Cattle Stampede
''Cattle Stampede'' is a 1943 American Producers Releasing Corporation Western film of the "Billy the Kid" series directed by Sam Newfield. Plot Pursued through Arizona by a gang of outlaws turned bounty hunters for the massive reward on Billy's head, Billy and Fuzzy are led to safety by Ed Dawson. Suspicious as to why anyone would help them, Dawson tells them he feels Billy as not as bad as he is made out to be. More importantly he needs Billy and Fuzzy to work on his cattle ranch in New Mexico which is facing cattle rustling and the murder of their cowboys. Ed is wounded by the bounty hunters, but Billy is able to save his life by risking his own life to bring a doctor to Ed. As Ed convalesces, Billy and Fuzzy ride to Ed's sister's ranch in New Mexico. When they see her trail boss Brandon trying to get his crew to quit and work for another rancher, Fuzzy humiliates him, beats him up and drives him off the Dawson ranch. Keeping his true identity secret, Billy is made the new ...
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Western Cyclone
''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'' (cut American reissue title). Plot On a western land, a governor's daughter (Marjorie Manners) is kidnapped and held hostage. Billy the Kid (Buster Crabbe) and Fuzzy Q, Jones (Al St. John) try to rescue her and capture a lot of men known to work for the kidnapper and hold them for questioning. While out on the ranch, Billy and Fuzzy spot a cowboy (Kermit Maynard) who happens to be a henchman with a letter about the kidnapped girl. He refuses to tell who gave him the letter so Billy decides just to find the girl on his own and leaves Fuzzy in charge of tying up the henchman and put him with the rest. Fuzzy tells the henchman to pick up a gun on the floor and when he bends down Fuzzy kicks him and knocks him out. While Billy is looking for the girl, Fuzzy ties up the henchman and takes his bo ...
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Fugitive Of The Plains
''Fugitive of the Plains'' is a 1943 American Producers Releasing Corporation Western film of the "Billy the Kid" series directed by Sam Newfield. In April 1947 PRC re-released the film as a "streamlined" (edited) "Bronco Buckaroo" version re titled ''Raiders of Red Rock''. Plot summary Billy and his sidekick Fuzzy get word that crimes are being conducted in his name in nearby Red Rock County. Investigating the situation in the hopes of clearing his name, he discovers a gang headed by pretty Kate Shelly. Though they know who he is, he pretends to join the gang to smash it from the inside. Cast *Buster Crabbe as Billy the Kid *Al St. John as Fuzzy Jones *Maxine Leslie as Kate Shelly *Jack Ingram as Henchman Dillon *Kermit Maynard as Henchman Spence *Karl Hackett as Red Rock Sheriff Sam Packard *Hal Price as Willow Springs Sheriff Dave Connelly *George Chesebro as Henchman Baxter * Frank Ellis as Henchman Dirk *John Merton as Deputy arresting Fuzzy Soundtrack See also The "B ...
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The Kid Rides Again
''The Kid Rides Again'' is a 1943 American western directed by Sam Newfield. The film was one of the Billy the Kid (film series), Billy the Kid (film series by Producers Releasing Corporation. It was Iris Meredith's last credited feature film role. Cast *Buster Crabbe as Billy the Kid *Al St. John as Fuzzy Q. Jones *Iris Meredith as Joan Ainsley *Glenn Strange as Henchman Tom Slade *Charles King (character actor), Charles King as Vic Landeau, Henchman *I. Stanford Jolley as Mort Slade *Edward Peil Sr. as John Ainsley *Ted Adams (actor), Ted Adams as Sundown Sheriff *Slim Whitaker as Texas Sheriff See also The "Billy the Kid" films starring Buster Crabbe: * ''Billy the Kid Wanted'' (1941) * ''Billy the Kid's Round-Up'' (1941) * ''Billy the Kid Trapped'' (1942) * ''Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns'' (1942) * ''Law and Order (1942 film), Law and Order'' (1942) * ''Sheriff of Sage Valley'' (1942) * ''The Mysterious Rider (1942 film), The Mysterious Rider'' (1942) * ''The Kid Rid ...
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The Mysterious Rider (1942 Film)
''The Mysterious Rider'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. It was part of the Billy the Kid film series. The film is also known as ''Panhandle Trail'' (American reissue title). Cast *Buster Crabbe as Billy the Kid / Bill Andrews *Al St. John as Fuzzy Q. Jones *Caroline Burke as Martha Kincaid *John Merton as Dalton Sykes *Edwin Brian as Johnny Kincaid *Jack Ingram as Henchman Trigger Larson * Slim Whitaker as Henchman Rufe *Kermit Maynard as Henchman Joe * Ted Adams as Replaced by Karl Hackett See also The "Billy the Kid" films starring Buster Crabbe: * '' Billy the Kid Wanted'' (1941) * '' Billy the Kid's Round-Up'' (1941) * ''Billy the Kid Trapped'' (1942) * ''Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns'' (1942) * ''Law and Order'' (1942) * ''Sheriff of Sage Valley'' (1942) * ''The Mysterious Rider'' (1942) * ''The Kid Rides Again'' (1943) * ''Fugitive of the Plains'' (1943) * ''Western Cyclone'' (1943) * ''Cattle Stampede'' (1943) * '' The Renegade'' (1943) * '' ...
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Sheriff Of Sage Valley
''Sheriff of Sage Valley'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. Plot Billy, Fuzzy and Jeff interrupt a stagecoach robbery and discover that one of the passengers, the sheriff of Sage Valley was shot in the back by one of the other passengers. Upon arrival in Sage Valley Mayor Jed Harrison appoints Billy Sheriff to arrest the criminal mastermind Kansas Ed that turns out to be Billy's long lost brother. Cast *Buster Crabbe as Billy the Kid / Kansas Ed Bonney *Al St. John as Fuzzy * Dave O'Brien as Jeff *Maxine Leslie as Janet Morley – Casino Singer * Charles King as Sloane, Casino Proprietor *John Merton as Nick Gaynor – Kansas Henchman *Kermit Maynard as Henchman Slim Jankins *Hal Price as Mayor Jed Harrison Soundtrack *Maxine Leslie – "The Man Who Broke My Heart" (Written by Johnny Lange and Lew Porter) See also The "Billy the Kid" films starring Buster Crabbe: * '' Billy the Kid Wanted'' (1941) * '' Billy the Kid's Round-Up'' (1941) * ''Bill ...
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Law And Order (1942 Film)
''Law and Order'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Sam Robins. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Dave O'Brien, Sarah Padden, Wanda McKay and Charles King. The film was released on August 21, 1942, by Producers Releasing Corporation. Plot Cast *Buster Crabbe as Billy the Kid / Lt. Ted Morrison *Al St. John as Fuzzy Jones * Dave O'Brien as Jeff * Sarah Padden as Aunt Mary Todd *Wanda McKay as Linda Fremont * Charles King as Mil Crawford *Hal Price as Simms *John Merton as Turtle *Kenne Duncan Kenne Duncan (February 17, 1903 – February 5, 1972) was a Canadian-born American B-movie character actor. Hyped professionally as "The Meanest Man in the Movies," the vast majority of his over 250 appearances on camera were Westerns, but ... as Durgan * Ted Adams as Sheriff Jeff References External links * {{Sam Newfield 1942 films American Western (genre) films 1942 Western (genre) films Producers Releasi ...
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Billy The Kid's Smoking Guns
''Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Milton Raison and George Wallace Sayre. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Dave O'Brien, John Merton, Milton Kibbee and Ted Adams. The film was released on May 1, 1942, by Producers Releasing Corporation. Plot Cast *Buster Crabbe as Billy the Kid *Al St. John as Fuzzy Jones * Dave O'Brien as Jeff Travis *John Merton as Morgan *Milton Kibbee as Dr. Hagen * Ted Adams as Sheriff Carson *Karl Hackett as Hart * Frank Ellis as Carter * Slim Whitaker as Roberts *Budd Buster as Rancher *Joel Newfield as Dickie Howard *Joan Barclay as Mrs. Howard See also The "Billy the Kid" films starring Buster Crabbe: * '' Billy the Kid Wanted'' (1941) * '' Billy the Kid's Round-Up'' (1941) * ''Billy the Kid Trapped'' (1942) * ''Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns'' (1942) * ''Law and Order'' (1942) * ''Sheriff of Sage Valley'' (1942) * '' The Mysterious Rider'' (1942) * ''The K ...
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