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The Sombrero Kid (1942)
Directed by George Sherman
Overview
A well-acted, well-paced entry in the Don “Red” Barry Western series from Republic Pictures, The Sombrero Kid featured the diminutive Barry as Jerry Holden, the apparent son and heir of veteran lawman Tom Holden (Robert Homans). But when Holden Sr. is killed by one of Banker Martin’s (Joel Friedkin) gang of claim jumpers, Jerry learns that his real father was Bart Clanton, a notorious bandit killed by Marshal Holden, who then raised the orphaned boy as his own.
Length 56 minutes
Actors
Don Barry | Lynn Merrick | Robert Homans | John James | Joel Friedkin | Rand Brooks | Stuart Hamblen | Robert McKenzie | Slim Andrews | Anne O'Neal