Fugitive of the Plains (1943)

Billy joins an outlaw band led by woman to clear his name of their crimes, which are being blamed on him.

Director:

Sam Newfield

Writer:

George Wallace Sayre (original screenplay)

Stars:

Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Maxine Leslie

Cast

Cast overview:
Buster Crabbe	...	Billy the Kid
Al St. John	...	Fuzzy Jones (as Al 'Fuzzy' St. John)
Maxine Leslie	...	Kate Shelly
Jack Ingram	...	Henchman Dillon
Kermit Maynard	...	Henchman Spence
Karl Hackett	...	Red Rock Sheriff Sam Packard
Hal Price	...	Willow Springs Sheriff Dave Connelly
George Chesebro	...	Henchman Baxter
Frank Ellis	...	Henchman Dirk
John Merton	...	Deputy arresting Fuzzy

Storyline

Billy the Kid learns that someone in Red Rock is impersonating him, causing a warrant to be issued for his arrest. On the way there he and Fuzzy Jones witness a hold-up by a gang of outlaws led by Kate Shelly and Billy decides to join the gang in order to clear his name. Kate sends Billy to rob the stagecoach and then has the sheriff tipped off so that Billy will be caught. Billy captures two of Kate's gang and learns about the tip-off, and tells Kate he couldn't pull off the robbery because the sheriff had been informed. Kate gives Billy the assignment of helping her rob the Red Rock Bank and,this time, Billy tells the Sheriff but he also warns Kate not to go through with the robbery because he knows she will be caught. But Kate, suspicious of Billy, has him imprisoned and rides on over to Red Rock to rob the bank. Kate is wounded in the hold-up and flees with the Sheriff in hot pursuit. Meanwhile, Billy has escaped and arrives in time to save Kate from falling from her horse. He ...

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Plot Keywords:

sheriff | gang | henchman | arrest | horse | 

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Taglines:

HE'S FIGHTIN' A GUN-TOTIN' GAL...A Lawless Lass Puts A Noose Around Buster's Neck...But The Rope Was Never Pulled!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 April 1943 (USA)

Also Known As:

Raiders of Red Rock

Filming Locations:

Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

56 min 38 min (re-release) (edited) 56 min (original) 50 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

They Drag Billy Back In Like Michael Corleone

The Fugitive Of The Plains is none other than Billy The Kid played by Buster Crabbe who was a considerably nicer fellow and had far more adventures than the real Billy The Kid did in his short life. This film was part of a Billy The Kid series done by the Producer's Releasing Corporation (PRC).

Like Don Michael Corleone, Billy would like to just settle down somewhere and forget his outlaw past. But in every film someone keeps dragging him back in. In this case there's a gang operating several counties over where the leader is even dressing in Billy's black garb.

But imagine Buster Crabbe's surprise when the leader turns out to be a woman. Maxine Leslie who plays it like a poor man's Gladys George is a respectable woman in her neck of the woods and she just thinks it's the greatest thing to be trading in on the reputation of a known outlaw like Crabbe. It just comes with the trade I guess.

Al St. John is Crabbe's usual sidekick and he definitely is one of the funniest, but also one of the most worthless around. I can only conclude that he gives Crabbe as much laughs as he gives the audience which is the only reason I would keep Fuzzy around.

Nothing too terribly special about Fugitive Of The Plains.