Billy the Kid (1941)

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  • BILLY THE KID


    DIRECTED BY DAVID MILLER/FRANK BORZAGE
    METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER (MGM)



    INFORMATION FROM IMDb


    Plot Summary
    Billy Bonney is a hot-headed gunslinger who narrowly skirts a life of crime by being befriended and hired by a peaceful rancher, Eric Keating. When Keating is killed, Billy seeks revenge on the men who killed him, even if it means opposing his friend, Marshal Jim Sherwood.
    Written by Jim Beaver


    Cast
    Robert Taylor ... Billy Bonney
    Brian Donlevy ... Jim Sherwood
    Ian Hunter ... Eric Keating
    Mary Howard ... Edith Keating
    Gene Lockhart ... Dan Hickey
    Lon Chaney Jr. ... 'Spike' Hudson
    Henry O'Neill ... Tim Ward
    Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams ... Ed Bronson (as Guinn Williams)
    Cy Kendall ... Cass McAndrews - Sheriff
    Ted Adams ... 'Buz' Cobb
    Frank Conlan ... Judge Blake
    Frank Puglia ... Pedro Gonzales
    Mitchell Lewis ... Bart Hodges
    Dick Curtis ... Kirby Claxton
    Grant Withers ... Ed Shanahan
    Joe Yule ... Milton
    Earl Gunn ... Jesse Martin
    Eddie Dunn ... Pat Shanahan
    Carl Pitti ... Bat' Smithers
    Kermit Maynard ... Thad Decker
    Ethel Griffies ... Mrs. Hanky
    Chill Wills ... Tom Patterson
    Olive Blakeney ... Mrs. Patterson
    Harry Tenbrook ... Man with Rifle Behind Barred Window (uncredited)
    and many more...


    Directed
    David Miller
    Frank Borzage ... (uncredited)


    Writing Credits
    Gene Fowler ... (screenplay)
    Howard Emmett Rogers ... (story) and
    Bradbury Foote ... (story)
    Walter Noble Burns ... (suggested by the book "The Saga of Billy the Kid" by)


    Produced
    Irving Asher


    Music
    David Snell


    Cinematography
    William V. Skall
    Leonard Smith


    Trivia
    Right-handed Robert Taylor spent weeks perfecting his ability to draw a gun with his left hand in preparation for this film. Ironically it was later revealed that the infamous photo of Billy the Kid with a gun in his left hand was mirrored and the famous outlaw was in fact right handed.


    Maureen O'Sullivan was initially cast in the role of "Edith Keating" but left to be with her husband, director John Farrow, who was with the RCAF in Canada.


    This film was first telecast in Los Angeles Monday 7 January 1957 on KTTV (Channel 11), followed by Philadelphia Friday 22 March 1957 on WFIL (Channel 6); it first aired in New York City 2 December 1957 on WCBS (Channel 2) and in San Francisco 15 February 1958 on KGO (Channel 7). At this time, color broadcasting was in its infancy, limited to only a small number of high rated programs, primarily on NBC and NBC affiliated stations, so these film showings were all still in B&W. Viewers were not offered the opportunity to see these films in their original Technicolor until several years later.


    This MGM Movie had Swedish Censorship number 63.152, and the movie was banned from showing at Swedish cinemas. MGM cut off 106 meters, and tried again this time the Censor number was 63.243, the Censor board cut another five meters, and it was allowed to be shown to everyone over 15 y/o.


    Memorable Quotes


    Filming Locations
    Double U Guest Ranch - 8600 E. Rockcliff Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    Sabino Canyon, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    Kanab Movie Ranch - 5001 Angel Canyon Road, Kanab, Utah, USA
    Monument Valley, Utah, USA
    Paria Canyon, Kanab, Utah, USA
    Sedona, Arizona, USA
    Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
    Tucson, Arizona, USA
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA


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    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited 2 times, last by ethanedwards ().

  • Billy the Kid is a 1941 American color remake of the 1930 film of the same name.
    The film features Robert Taylor as Billy and Brian Donlevy as a fictionalized version
    of Pat Garrett renamed "Jim Sherwood" in the film.
    Directed by David Miller and based on the book by Walter Noble Burns,
    the cast also included Gene Lockhart and Lon Chaney, Jr..


    The film was not as well received as the 1930 original, Billy the Kid,
    which had starred Johnny Mack Brown and Wallace Beery and been shot in
    an experimental widescreen process.



    User Review


    Disappointing Remake of 1930 Classic!
    25 July 2004 | by bsmith5552(Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)


    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited 2 times, last by ethanedwards ().