The Outlaw
WesternDrama
5.386/10
|US
|en
|116 min
Release Date: 1943-02-05
Overview - Newly appointed sheriff Pat Garrett is pleased when his old friend Doc Holliday arrives in Lincoln, New Mexico on the stage. Doc is trailing his stolen horse, and it is discovered in the possession of Billy the Kid. In a surprising turnaround, Billy and Doc become friends. This causes the friendship between Doc and Pat to cool. The odd relationship between Doc and Billy grows stranger when Doc hides Billy at his girl Rio's place after Billy is shot.
Production Companies
Howard Hughes ProductionsRKO Radio Pictures
User Reviews
Wuchak
5/10
_**Once notorious, now surreal, cornball and amusing**_ In 1881 New Mexico, newly-appointed Sheriff Pat Garrett (Thomas Mitchell) is upset after Billy the Kid (Jack Buetel) comes to Lincoln and essentially steals his good friend, Doc Holliday (Walter Huston). After Billy is wounded, Doc drops him off with his girlfriend, Rio (Jane Russell). While she has reason to hate Billy, the opposite happe...
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CinemaSerf
6/10
It's all a little light-weight and what action there is is all sandwiched into the last ten minutes, but it's still quite an enjoyable western that pitches three of the most famed from the Wild West in an amiable scenario. "Doc Holliday" (Walter Huston) gets off the train to meet with old pal and sheriff "Pat Garrett" (Thomas Mitchell) only to bump into his old (stolen) horse and it's new owner. I...
