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The Kid from Texas Reviews

  • 1950
  • 1 hr 18 mins
  • NR
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Billy the Kid becomes embroiled in Lincoln County, NM, land wars. When rancher who gave him a break is killed by rival henchman, Billy vows revenge. New employer takes advantage of his naivety to kill rivals, lets the Kid take rap. Kid takes to the hills with friends until caught. Escapes hanging but remains in area to be near employer's young wife with whom he's infatuated

Slow-moving recounting of the life of western anti-hero Billy the Kid. Murphy, in his first western, plays the kid as a sympathetic young man who turns to violence after the rancher who was helping him reform is murdered. He goes off on a string of murders before he is gunned down by Wilcox. The filmmakers mean well, but the story drags. The photography is magnificent as Technicolor beautifully captures the landscapes of New Mexico where the film was shot.