Sunday, January 31, 2010

Billy the Kid (1941)

Directed by David Miller
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)

Robert Taylor stars in one of his best roles in this Technicolor remake of the 1930 film. Billy the Kid, the notorious outlaw, meets his childhood friend on an Arizona ranch. He convinces him to give up his outlaw ways and gets him a job as a cowpoke. When thugs in town begin stampeding cattle and killing off the hands, Billy is tempted to pick up the gun. The final scene between Billy and his old friend is a classic. Wonderful cinematography of the Arizona landscape, though obvious back projection is overused for the close-ups.

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