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Billy the Kid in Texas (1940)
Directed by Sam Newfield
Overview
In the second of the “Billy the Kid” series from PRC that starred Bob Steele, Billy the Kid is being held on a trumped-up murder charge in a Mexico jail. He escapes and meets his pal, Fuzzy Jones, in Corral City, Texas, which is taking a holiday to allow the cowpunchers of the Lazy A Ranch their periodic spree. In the saloon, Billy is recognized by Dave Hendricks and Flash, two the Lazy A’s bed men, as the rider who had held them up after they had robbed the express wagon a few hours earlier. Outside, Billy is ambushed and slightly wounded, and is taken to the express office by Jim Morgan where Mary Barton, the local agent, agrees to tend him until the doctor arrives. Billy turns over the loot he took from the outlaws and he is appointed sheriff, with Fuzzy as his deputy. The Lazy A gang brings in a noted gunfighter, Gil Cooper, who turns out to be Billy’s brother. Billy, Gil and Fuzzy eventually rout the outlaw gang, and Gil remains behind with Mary as Billy and Fuzzy ride off.
Rated NR | Length 52 minutes
Actors
Bob Steele | Terry Walker | Al St. John | Carleton Young | Charles King | John Merton | Frank LaRue | Slim Whitaker | Victor Adamson | Bob Burns | Ben Corbett | Art Dillard | Curley Dresden | Jack Evans | Oscar Gahan | Augie Gomez | Herman Hack | Chick Hannan | Al Haskell | Jack Hendricks | Merrill McCormick | Lew Meehan | George Morrell | Tex Palmer | James Sheridan | Pascale Perry