The read
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. Most of the 101 1940s western movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Newly appointed sheriff Pat Garrett is pleased when his old friend Doc Holliday arrives in Lincoln, New Mexico on the stage. Doc is trailing his stolen horse, and it is discovered in the possession of Billy the Kid. In a surprising turnaround, Billy and Doc become friends. This causes the friendship between Doc and Pat to cool. The odd relationship between Doc and Billy grows stranger when Doc hides Billy at his girl Rio's place after Billy is shot.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
110 audience votes
Key crew
- Victor YoungOriginal Music Composer
- Howard HughesDirector
- Jules FurthmanScreenplay
Cast
- Jack BuetelBilly the Kid
- Jane RussellRio McDonald
- Thomas MitchellPat Garrett
- Walter HustonDoc Holliday
- Mimi AgugliaGuadalupe
- Joe SawyerCharley Woodruff
- Gene RizziStranger
- Bobby CallahanBoy (uncredited)
- Martín GarralagaMike the Waiter (uncredited)
- Ben JohnsonDeputy (uncredited)
- Dickie JonesBoy (uncredited)
- Cecil KelloggDeputy (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
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