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The Kid from Texas is a american film of genre Action directed by Kurt Neumann released in USA on 1 march 1950 with Audie Murphy
The Kid from Texas (1950)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 march 1950
Length 1h18
Directed by Kurt Neumann
OriginUSA
Themes Gangster films
Rating62%
The Kid from Texas is a 1950 Western starring Audie Murphy as Billy the Kid and details his involvement in the Lincoln County War. It was Murphy's first Western.
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The film starts 11 July 1879 in Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory. A group of men who work for Major Harper, led by gunslinger Minniger, attempt to arrest rancher Alexander Kain and his English partner Jameson. They are stopped by William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid, who shoots and injuries them.Actors
Audie Murphy
(Billy the Kid)
Gale Storm
(Irene Kain)
Albert Dekker
(Alexander Kain)
Will Geer
(O'Fallon)
Shepperd Strudwick
(Jameson)
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