Outlaw, The

The tale begins with law-enforcer Pat Garrett’s ruse to trap and cage legendary outlaw Billy the Kid. But Billy is wise to the lawman’s scheme and lies low at pal Doc Holliday’s ranch. Trouble soon begins to brew, however, when The Kid falls for Doc’s lover Rio. Although Billy is responsible for the death of Rio’s brother, she returns the desperado’s affection, and the two marry on the sly. But the betrothed couple has a volatile relationship, and as the trio runs from Garrett and his gang of lawmen, the group quarrels amongst themselvesmaking it difficult to escape.A fast-paced, entertaining lark of a film, The Outlaw is known today mostly for the buoyant performance of Jane Russell, whose career was engineered by the film’s director, Howard Hughes, otherwise infamous for his reclusive millionaire ways. But more than that, the film boasts a set of finely tuned performances in the retelling of the story of Billy the Kid (Jack Beutel), whose burgeoning friendship with Doc Holliday (Walter Huston) arouses an intense hatred in Sheriff Pat Garrett (Thomas Mitchell, arguably the greatest character actor who ever lived). As Rio, Doc Holliday’s girl, Jane Russell creates an irrepressible presence that lends an ample foundation to the story when her affections for Billy cleave his relationship with Doc. There are enough psychosexual rumblings to go around that the pace never sags. –Jim Gay

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