''Billy the Kid Outlawed'' is a 1940 American

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film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Oliver Drake. It stars Bob Steele as gunfighter "

Billy the Kid Billy the Kid (born Henry McCarty; September 17 or November 23, 1859July 14, 1881), also known by the pseudonym William H. Bonney, was an outlaw and gunfighter of the American Old West, who killed eight men before he was shot and killed at th ...

Al St. John Al St. John (also credited as Al Saint John and "Fuzzy" St. John; September 10, 1892 – January 21, 1963) was an early American motion-picture comedian. He was a nephew of silent film star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, with whom he often performed on ...

as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones and

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as Jeff Travis, with Louise Currie and

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. The film was released on July 20, 1940, by

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. It is the first film in the 1940-1946 "Billy the Kid" film series, which spanned 42 movies—six starring Bob Steele, and the rest starring

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. Steele was replaced in 1941 with '' Billy the Kid Wanted''. The series also starred Al St. John as the Lone Rider's sidekick, "Fuzzy" Jones, who appeared in all 42 films. At the same time that he was appearing in the "Billy the Kid" films, St. John was also playing the same character as the Lone Rider's sidekick in PRC's " Lone Rider" series, which ran from 1941-1943.

also played Billy's friend Jeff Travis in the first five movies.

Plot

In Lincoln County, New Mexico, villainous general store owner Sam Daly is running for sheriff, with the support of his partner, Pete Morgan. They're opposed by local ranchers Bob and Hal Bennett, and Morgan has the Bennetts killed. Billy Bonney is on a cattle drive with his friends "Fuzzy" Jones and Jeff Travis; when they get to Lincoln County, they're horrified to learn that their friends the Bennetts have been killed. They learn from hired hand Shorty Rice that Morgan's gang is responsible, and head into town to find the murderers. Sheriff Long is no help, but Billy and his friends save Judge Fitzgerald and his daughter Molly from being kidnapped by the gang. Judge Fitzgerald has been appointed by the Department of Justice to investigate the situation in Lincoln County, but he's gunned down by Morgan's men, and Sheriff Long deputizes Billy, Fuzzy and Jeff to catch the murderers. While they're tracking the killers down, Sam Daly is elected the new sheriff, and he puts a warrant out for the three friends. Now branded an outlaw, Billy calls himself "Billy the Kid", begins holding up trains carrying goods to Morgan's store. The price on Billy's head goes up, and Morgan and Daly decide to set a trap for him. They offer a pardon from the Governor if he'll turn himself in, but plan to murder him as soon as he steps into town. They get Molly Fitzgerald and her boyfriend Dave Hendricks to persuade Billy to give up, but Billy suspects a trap and captures Morgan and Daly himself. Billy sends Morgan and Daly ahead to the ambush spot, and they're accidentally killed by their own gang. Billy and his friends round up the murderers and bring them to justice. Molly and Dave want to help Billy to clear his name, but by now Billy has no trust in the law, and he and his friends ride off—innocents branded as outlaws.

Cast

* Bob Steele as Billy the Kid *

as "Fuzzy" Jones *

as Jeff Travis * Louise Currie as Molly Fitzgerald *

as Lije Ellis * Joe McGuinn as Pete Morgan * Ted Adams as Sam Daly *

Walter McGrail Walter B. McGrail (October 19, 1888 – March 19, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1916 and 1951. Besides feature films, he appeared in ''The Scarlet Runner'', a 12-chapter serial. McGrail was born in ...

as John Fitzgerald *

Hal Price Harry Franklin "Hal" Price (June 24, 1886 – April 15, 1964) was an American film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1930 and 1952. He is the father of character actress and comedian Lu Leonard. On stage, Price ...

as Sheriff Long *

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, bu ...

as David Hendricks *

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as Whitey *

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as Tex *

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as Clem * Steve Clark as Shorty Rice

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Billy The Kid Outlawed 1940 films American Western (genre) films 1940 Western (genre) films Producers Releasing Corporation films Films directed by Sam Newfield 1940s English-language films 1940s American films

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