Billy the Kid
The one big , stirring out-door story of the Great West!
1930 | 95m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | King Vidor |
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| Writer: | Walter Noble Burns, Harry Behn, John T. Neville, W.L. River, Willard Mack |
| Staring: |
| Billy, after shooting down land baron William Donovan's henchmen for killing Billy's boss, is hunted down and captured by his friend, Sheriff Pat Garrett. He escapes and is on his way to Mexico when Garrett, recapturing him, must decide whether to bring him in or to let him go. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 16, 1930 |
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| Director: | King Vidor |
| Writer: | Walter Noble Burns, Harry Behn, John T. Neville, W.L. River, Willard Mack |
| Genres: | Western |
| Keywords | pre-code, billy the kid |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Johnny Mack Brown | Billy the Kid |
| Wallace Beery | Pat Garrett |
| Kay Johnson | Claire |
| Karl Dane | Swenson |
| Wyndham Standing | John W. Tunston |
| Russell Simpson | Angus McSween |
| Blanche Friderici | Mrs. McSween |
| Roscoe Ates | Old Stuff |
| Warner Richmond | Bob Ballinger |
| James A. Marcus | William P. Donovan |
| Nelson McDowell | Hatfield |
| Jack Carlyle | Dick Brewer |
| John Beck | Butterworth |
| Chris-Pin Martin | Santiago |
| Marguerita Padula | Nicky Whoosiz |
| Aggie Herring | Mrs. Hatfield |
| Hank Bell | Henchman Polka Dot (uncredited) |
| Buck Bucko | Cowhand (uncredited) |
| Roy Bucko | Posseman (uncredited) |
| Bob Card | Cowhand (uncredited) |
| Don Coleman | Cowhand Tom O'Fallon (uncredited) |
| Frank Ellis | Henchman Joe (uncredited) |
| Frank Hagney | Bert Grant (uncredited) |
| Soledad Jiménez | Santiago's Mother (uncredited) |
| Bud McClure | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Sarah Padden | Homesteader Mrs. Foster (uncredited) |
| Frank Reicher | General Lew Wallace (uncredited) |
| Carl Stockdale | Homesteader Mr. Foster (uncredited) |
| Blackjack Ward | Outlaw (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gordon Avil | Director of Photography |
| Walter Noble Burns | Book |
| Laurence Stallings | Dialogue |
| Charles MacArthur | Additional Dialogue |
| Harry Behn | Writer |
| John T. Neville | Writer |
| W.L. River | Writer |
| King Vidor | Director |
| Willard Mack | Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| King Vidor | Producer |
| Irving Thalberg | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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