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The Kid From Texas

- Long Island society gasped...but this Texas buckaroo landed in romance!

A loud-mouthed Texas cowpuncher tries his hand at polo finding himself at odds with high society and trying to save a floundering Wild West show.

Release Date : 1939-04-14

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Dennis O'Keefe

Character Name : William Quincy

Original Name : Dennis O'Keefe

Gender : Male

Florence Rice

Character Name : Margo Thomas

Original Name : Florence Rice

Gender : Female

John Hubbard

Character Name : Bertie Thomas

Original Name : John Hubbard

Gender : Male

Jessie Ralph

Character Name : Aunt Minetta

Original Name : Jessie Ralph

Gender : Female

Buddy Ebsen

Character Name : 'Snifty'

Original Name : Buddy Ebsen

Gender : Male

Virginia Dale

Character Name : 'Okay' Kinney

Original Name : Virginia Dale

Gender : Female

Robert Wilcox

Character Name : 'Duke' Hastings

Original Name : Robert Wilcox

Gender : Male

Jack Carson

Character Name : Stanley Brown

Original Name : Jack Carson

Gender : Male

Helen Lynd

Character Name : Mabel

Original Name : Helen Lynd

Gender : Female

Tully Marshall

Character Name : Adam Lambert

Original Name : Tully Marshall

Gender : Male

Iron Eyes Cody

Character Name : Wild West Show Indian

Original Name : Iron Eyes Cody

Gender : Male

Ben Corbett

Character Name : Wild West Show Cowboy

Original Name : Ben Corbett

Gender : Male

Rex 'Snowy' Baker

Character Name : Polo Match Umpire

Original Name : Rex 'Snowy' Baker

Gender : Male

Harry C. Bradley

Character Name : Appleby - on Telephone (voice)

Original Name : Harry C. Bradley

Gender : Male

Eddy Chandler

Character Name : Yacht Captain Babcock

Original Name : Eddy Chandler

Gender : Male

Spencer Charters

Character Name : Deputy Sheriff Serving Attachment Papers

Original Name : Spencer Charters

Gender : Male

Jim Corey

Character Name : Texas Cowhand

Original Name : Jim Corey

Gender : Male

George DeNormand

Character Name : Grogan from Hoboken - Second Sailor at Yacht

Original Name : George DeNormand

Gender : Male

Jimmie Dundee

Character Name : First Sailor at Yacht

Original Name : Jimmie Dundee

Gender : Male

Jerry Frank

Character Name : Texas Cowhand

Original Name : Jerry Frank

Gender : Male

Howard Hickman

Character Name : Doctor at Polo Grounds

Original Name : Howard Hickman

Gender : Male

Mary Beth Hughes

Character Name : Polo Match Spectator

Original Name : Mary Beth Hughes

Gender : Female

Ray Jones

Character Name : Wild West Show Cowboy

Original Name : Ray Jones

Gender : Male

Tommy Mack

Character Name : Indian from Brooklyn

Original Name : Tommy Mack

Gender : Male

George Meeker

Character Name : Henry Smith Harrington

Original Name : George Meeker

Gender : Male

Montie Montana

Character Name : Trick Rider

Original Name : Montie Montana

Gender : Male

Artie Ortego

Character Name : Wild West Show Cowboy

Original Name : Artie Ortego

Gender : Male

Jack Perrin

Character Name : Wild West Show Cowboy

Original Name : Jack Perrin

Gender : Male

Allen Pomeroy

Character Name : Third Sailor at Yacht

Original Name : Allen Pomeroy

Gender : Male

Buddy Roosevelt

Character Name : Wild West Show Cowboy

Original Name : Buddy Roosevelt

Gender : Male

Dick Rush

Character Name : Texas Cowhand

Original Name : Dick Rush

Gender : Male

Syd Saylor

Character Name : Texas Cowhand

Original Name : Syd Saylor

Gender : Male

Gerald Oliver Smith

Character Name : Noel - Bertie's Butler

Original Name : Gerald Oliver Smith

Gender : Male

Charles Soldani

Character Name : Wild West Show Indian

Original Name : Charles Soldani

Gender : Male

George Sowards

Character Name : Wild West Show Stage Driver

Original Name : George Sowards

Gender : Male

Bobby Watson

Character Name : Polo Match Announcer

Original Name : Bobby Watson

Gender : Male

Wally West

Character Name : Show Spectator

Original Name : Wally West

Gender : Male

J.M. Kerrigan

Character Name : Farr

Original Name : J.M. Kerrigan

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

El Chivato The Kid from Texas (AKA: Texas Kid, Outlaw) is directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Robert Hardy Andrews and Karl Kamb. It stars Audie Murphy, Gale Storm, Albert Dekker, Shepperd Strudwick and Will Geer. Music is by Milton Schwarzwald and cinematography by Charles Van Enger. 11th July 1879, Lincoln County, and a young man born of the name William Henry McCarty Junior is about to write his name into the annals of infamy... "I'll get every man who had a hand in this killing if it's the last thing I do" It's a "B" feature in production terms and it's a hodge-podge of historical facts, but in the trajectory of Western movies it's a rather important piece. It also happens to be great entertainment for the Western fan. It would be the film to launch Audie Murphy on the road to Western iconography, whilst simultaneously becoming a valid early addition for cinematic representations of the Billy the Kid legend. Historically the core basis of the film is accurate, though the chronology is all over the place. There's also a bizarre decision to use different character names for McSween, Tunstall and Dolan, three of the major players in the Lincoln County War. However, the portrayals of the principal real life people is surprisingly well balanced, there's no attempts at romanticising the issues, no side picking, because both sides are equally driven and culpable for the carnage and misery that would play out during this time in Western history. As an Oater on entertainment terms it delivers wholesale, there's some staid acting, not least from Murphy, who you can see is feeling his way into how he should react in front of a camera. Yet there's a magnetic charm to Murphy that would serve him well in this specialist genre field. It also helps to have a very reliable supporting cast backing him up, be it the wonderfully named Gale Storm's beauty, or Dekker and Geer being acting professionalism personified, there's a lot to enjoy here on the thespian production front. The requisite amount of action is in full effect, as are key moments in the real story that provide some great scenes; such as the infamous jail break, while the colour photography is most pleasant. Ultimately it's a revenge story for the "B" Western loving crowd, where the villains are slippery and the anti-hero a damaged dandy. Sometimes you gotta peer through the gloss to get the facts, but what fun that proves to be. Yee- haw. 7/10