Search - The Great American Western: Randolph Scott, Gene Autry on DVD

Movie Release: 2004 DVD Release: 03/30/2004 Format: DVD - Black and White SwapaDVD Credits: 5 Number of Discs: 5 Run Time: 25 hrs 53 mins Studio: Platinum Disc Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Western, Biopic [feature], Outlaw (Gunfighter) Film, Psychological Western See Also: The Outlaw [Collector's Edition], The Outlaw, The Outlaw [Collector's Edition], The Outlaw, The Outlaw, The Outlaw, The Outlaw, The Outlaw, The Outlaw, The Outlaw [Collector's Edition], The Outlaw

Perhaps Hollywood's greatest success du scandal of the 1940s, this odd psychological Western became a box office hit largely thanks to the costuming of leading lady Jane Russell (or, more accurately, its relative absence). Billy the Kid (Jack Buetel) and Doc Holliday (Walter Huston) are close friends until lawman Pat Garrett (Thomas Mitchell) attempts to ambush Billy and put him behind bars. Doc brings Billy to his ranch to hide out, but when Billy meets Doc's mistress Rio (Russell), he's instantly attracted to the buxom beauty. An intense chemistry quickly grows between them, despite the fact that Billy murdered Rio's brother. Billy and Rio secretly marry, but their love runs hot and cold, and soon Billy, Doc, and Rio are fighting among themselves as they're chased through the desert by Garrett and his posse. Director Howard Hawks and screenwriter Ben Hecht both worked on The Outlaw, but they went uncredited after disputes with the legendarily difficult financier (and sometimes producer/director) Howard Hughes, whose battles with the censors resulted in the film spending three years on the shelf before finally gaining wide release in a cut version in 1946. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Jack Buetel - Billy the Kid
Jane Russell - Rio
Thomas Mitchell - Pat Garrett
Walter Huston - Doc Holliday
Mimi Aguglia - Aunt Guadelupe