The Cisco Kid and the Lady (1939)An orphan whose father has been killed by bandits inherits a mine. Cisco saves the mine and the child and also finds the child's real mother. Director:Herbert I. Leeds |
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The Cisco Kid and the Lady (1939)An orphan whose father has been killed by bandits inherits a mine. Cisco saves the mine and the child and also finds the child's real mother. Director:Herbert I. Leeds |
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Marjorie Weaver | ... |
Julie Lawson
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Chris-Pin Martin | ... |
Gordito
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| George Montgomery | ... |
Tommy Bates
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Robert Barrat | ... |
Jim Harbison
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Virginia Field | ... |
Billie Graham
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Harry Green | ... |
Teasdale - Saloon owner
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Gloria Ann White | ... |
Baby Drake
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John Beach | ... |
Henchman Stevens
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| Ward Bond | ... |
The saloon drunk
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J. Anthony Hughes | ... |
Drake - Murdered Miner
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James Burke | ... |
Pop Saunders
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Harry Hayden | ... |
Sheriff
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James Flavin | ... |
Sergeant O'Riley
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Ruth Warren | ... |
Ma Effie Saunders
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Just as Harbison kills a miner, Cisco and Gordito arrive and the dying miner rips his map into three pieces. Harbison tries to get the other two pieces but Cisco continues to outwit him. When Cisco takes the map from Billie who took it from Harbison, she identifies him and he is jailed. Having a change of heart she has a plan to get him out and he has a plan to trap Harbison. Written by Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>
an earlier comment describes this film as just a reworking of "3 Godfathers" (John Ford, 1948) ... an interesting idea but not logical since this film was produced and released in 1939! Many may like "3 Godfathers" more ... after all that's a real film with a plot and stars and all the trappings of dramatic storytelling. They obviously have similar plot devices but they don't really compare because "Cisco Kid and the Lady" is just a lighthearted B-movie romp made for Saturday afternoon matinees. Still, it did come first, by almost a decade. This is not very deep drama but "Cisco ..." can be a lot of fun.
Romero makes a very charming, dapper and debonair Cisco. He flashes a gorgeous smile, a sexy singing voice, a sexier accent and lithe dance style. To quote Warren Zevon "... his hair was perfect." An interesting casting note: the wholesome school teacher is dark haired and the fiery saloon girl is a blonde... not the usual stereotypes.