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Son of Billy the Kid

Son of Billy the Kid

What Happened To The West's Most Feared Outlaw?

19495.01h 5m

Overview

Jack Garrett interrupts a stagecoach holdup where he meets Fuzzy (The town's stagecoach driver, station agent, baggage agent, and sheriff) and banker Jim Thorn. The trio team up to prevent robberies of Thorn's bank by Clem Yantis's large gang.

Directed by Ray Taylor
Written by Ron Ormond, Ira Webb
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Top Cast

Lash LaRue

Lash LaRue

Jack Garrett

Al St. John

Al St. John

Sheriff Fuzzy

June Carr Ormond

June Carr Ormond

Betty Raines

John James

John James

Colt Thorn

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Marion Colby

Norma Berry

Terry Frost

Terry Frost

Cy Shaeffer

George Baxter

George Baxter

Jim Thorn

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Clarke Stevens

Yantis henchman

I. Stanford Jolley

I. Stanford Jolley

Matt Fergus

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Eileen Dixon

Dance Hall Girl

Themes & Keywords

outlaw

About Son of Billy the Kid

Son of Billy the Kid is a western film released in 1949 exploring themes of outlaw. Directed by Ray Taylor, it stars Lash LaRue, Al St. John, June Carr Ormond. Jack Garrett interrupts a stagecoach holdup where he meets Fuzzy (The town's stagecoach driver, station agent, baggage agent, and sheriff) and banker Jim Thorn. The trio team up to prevent robberies of Thorn's bank by Clem Yantis's large gang.

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