The Movie:
The second and final film to be directed by quirky business tycoon Howard Hughes, 1943’s The Outlaw tells the story of notorious outlaw duo Billy the Kid (Jack Buetel in his first feature film appearance) and Doc Holliday (Walter Huston). When the film opens they meet and become fast friends, only for Billy to wind up shot and just barely escape capture from the law men out to put him away behind bars. Shortly after this occurs, it’s decided that the two of them will law low at Doc’s ranch for a little while. Here Billy, quite understandably, becomes infatuated with Holliday’s comely mistress, Rio McDonald (Jane Russell in her big screen debut), and while he hardly treats her like a gentleman, it’s clear that the attraction is mutual.
While the sexual tension mounts between those three, Sheriff Pat Garrett (Thomas Mitchell) Stagecoach) and his well-armed posse of tri…Read the entire review
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