Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid
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1941
1h 34m
5.0(21 votes)
Drama
Western

Overview

Billy Bonney is a hot-headed gunslinger who narrowly skirts a life of crime by being befriended and hired by a peaceful rancher, Eric Keating. When Keating is killed, Billy seeks revenge on the men who killed him, even if it means opposing his friend, Marshal Jim Sherwood.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast & Crew

47 members
Acting

Robert Taylor

Billy Bonney

Robert Taylor
Acting

Brian Donlevy

Jim Sherwood

Brian Donlevy
Acting

Ian Hunter

Eric Keating

Ian Hunter
Acting

Mary Howard

Edith Keating

Mary Howard
Acting

Gene Lockhart

Dan Hickey

Gene Lockhart
Acting

Lon Chaney Jr.

'Spike' Hudson

Lon Chaney Jr.
Acting

Henry O'Neill

Tim Ward

Henry O'Neill
Acting

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Ed Bronson (blacksmith)

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Acting

Cy Kendall

Cass McAndrews, Sheriff

Cy Kendall
Acting

Ted Adams

'Buz' Cobb

Ted Adams
Acting

Frank Conlan

Judge Blake

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Frank Puglia

Pedro Gonzales

Frank Puglia
Acting

Mitchell Lewis

Bart Hodges

Mitchell Lewis
Acting

Dick Curtis

Kirby Claxton

Dick Curtis
Acting

Grant Withers

Ed Shanahan

Grant Withers
Acting

Joe Yule

Milton

Joe Yule
Acting

Earl Gunn

Jesse Martin

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Carl Pitti

'Bat' Smithers

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Kermit Maynard

Thad Decker

Kermit Maynard
Acting

Eddie Dunn

Pat Shanahan

Eddie Dunn
Acting

Ethel Griffies

Mrs. Hanky

Ethel Griffies
Acting

Chill Wills

Tom Patterson

Chill Wills
Acting

Olive Blakeney

Myra Patterson

Olive Blakeney
Acting

Connie Gilchrist

Mildred (uncredited)

Connie Gilchrist
Acting

Ray Teal

Sammy Axel (uncredited)

Ray Teal
Acting

Ed Brady

Vagrant #2 (uncredited)

Ed Brady
Acting

George Chesebro

Hickey Gang Member (uncredited)

George Chesebro
Acting

Ruth Pickard Colwell

Singer at the Party (uncredited)

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Mario Costa

Spanish Tenor in 'Viva La Vide' Number (uncredited)

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Acting

Jules Cowles

Vagrant #1 (uncredited) (uncredited)

Jules Cowles
Acting

Frank Hagney

Man in Saloon (uncredited)

Frank Hagney
Acting

Lew Harvey

The Duke (uncredited)

Lew Harvey
Acting

Arthur Housman

Saloon Janitor (uncredited)

Arthur Housman
Acting

Jack King

Hickey Gang Member (uncredited)

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Priscilla Lawson

Bessie - Barmaid (uncredited)

Priscilla Lawson
Acting

Tom London

Leader (uncredited)

Tom London
Acting

Buck Mack

Gambler (uncredited)

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Monte Montague

Man with Rifle at Second-Floor Window (uncredited)

Monte Montague
Acting

Obed 'Bubb' Pickard Jr.

Singer at the Party (uncredited)

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James Pickard

Singer at the Party (uncredited)

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Leila May Pickard

Singer at the Party (uncredited)

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Ben Pitti

Hickey Gang Member (uncredited)

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Acting

John Raitt

Baritone in 'Lazy Acres' Number (uncredited)

John Raitt
Acting

Ann Pickard Rhea

Singer at the Party (uncredited)

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Acting

Harry Tenbrook

Man with Rifle Behind Barred Window (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook
Acting

Slim Whitaker

Butch - Keating's Hired Hand (uncredited)

Slim Whitaker
Acting

Wesley White

Bud (uncredited)

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