The Outlaw

Director: Howard R. Hughes Howard R. Hughes

Overview

Perhaps Hollywood's greatest success du scandal of the 1940s, this odd psychological Western became a box office hit largely thanks to the costuming of leading lady Jane Russell (or, more accurately, its relative absence). Billy the Kid (Jack Buetel) and Doc Holliday (Walter Huston) are close friends until lawman Pat Garrett (Thomas Mitchell) attempts to ambush Billy and put him behind bars. Doc brings Billy to his ranch to hide out, but when Billy meets Doc's mistress Rio (Russell), he's instantly attracted to the buxom beauty. An intense chemistry quickly grows between them, despite the fact that Billy murdered Rio's brother. Billy and Rio secretly marry, but their love runs hot and cold, and soon Billy, Doc, and Rio are fighting among themselves as they're chased through the desert by Garrett and his posse. Director Howard Hawks and screenwriter Ben Hecht both worked on The Outlaw, but they went uncredited after disputes with the legendarily difficult financier (and sometimes producer/director) Howard Hughes, whose battles with the censors resulted in the film spending three years on the shelf before finally gaining wide release in a cut version in 1946.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/24/2018
UPC:	0886470052585
Original Release:	1943
Rating:	NR
Source:	Digicomtv

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jack Buetel	Billy the Kid
Jane Russell	Rio
Thomas Mitchell	Pat Garrett
Walter Huston	Doc Holliday
Mimi Aguglia	Aunt Guadelupe
Joe Sawyer	Charley
Gene Rizzi	Stranger
Ed Brady	Actor
Bob Callahan	Boy
Frank Darien	Shorty
Dick Elliott	Actor
Martin Garralaga	Waiter
Dick Jones	Actor
Cecil Kellogg	Officer
Ethan Laidlaw	Actor
Arthur Loft	Actor
Ted Mapes	Guard
William Newell	Drunk Cowboy
Emory Parnell	Dolan
Edward Peil	Swanson
Nina Quartero	Chita
Wallace Reid	Bystander
Julian Rivero	Pablo
John Sheehan	Salesman
Lee Shumway	Dealer
William Steele	Deputy
Carl Stockdale	Minister
Pat West	Bartender
Lee "Lasses" White	Coach Driver
Ben Johnson	Actor

Technical Credits

Jules Furthman

Howard R. Hughes	Director,Producer
Roy Davidson	Special Effects
Perry Ferguson	Art Director
Jules Furthman	Screenwriter
Wallace A. Grissell	Editor
Otho Lovering	Editor
Gregg Toland	Cinematographer
Victor Young	Score Composer,Musical Direction/Supervision