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Also known as Outlaw

1943 film by Howard Hawks, Howard Hughes

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The Outlaw is a 1943 American black-and-white Western film produced by RKO Pictures and Howard Hughes Productions. Directed by Howard Hughes and Howard Hawks, the movie features a cast including Jack Buetel, Jane Russell, Walter Huston, and Thomas Mitchell. The screenplay was written by Howard Hawks, Ben Hecht, and Jules Furthman, with Victor Young composing the score. Lucien Ballard and Gregg Toland served as directors of photography.

The narrative is set in New Mexico and runs for 116 minutes. It was released in the United States with an original language of English. The film has been distributed by Lux Film and Netflix, available via video on demand. Its copyright status is public domain. The production involved a budget of 3,400,000 and generated revenue of 5,075,000.

Critical reception includes a review score of 6/10 and 71%, alongside an IMDb rating of 5.4. The film is categorized under Action, Adventure, and Drama genres. Keywords associated with the work include sheriff, Doc Holliday, and themes related to LGBTQ+ content. The tagline for the film is "Tall.... Terrific.... and Trouble!"

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Film · TMDB

5.5

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.

Released: 1943-02-05116 minDir: Howard HughesWestern, DramaBudget: $3.4MBox office: $5.1M

Cast

  • Jack Buetel as Billy the Kid
  • Jane Russell as Rio McDonald
  • Thomas Mitchell as Pat Garrett
  • Walter Huston as Doc Holliday
  • Mimi Aguglia as Guadalupe
  • Joe Sawyer as Charley Woodruff

Themes

  • sheriff
  • doc holliday
  • black and white
  • lgbt
  • gay theme

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Ratings

IMDb

5.4/10

5,399 votes

Year
1943
Runtime
116 min
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Howard Hawks
Screenwriter
Jules Furthman
Cast member
Edward Peil
Composer
Victor Young
Production company
RKO Pictures
Cinematographer
Gregg Toland
Narrative location
New Mexico
Duration
118
FilmAffinity ID
242379
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
Jane Russell in The Outlaw.jpg
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Commons category
The Outlaw (film)
publication date
1943-01-01
title
The Outlaw
distributed by
Netflix
review score
71%
copyright status
public domain
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