After a bank robbery, runaway Scottish outlaw Arch Deans and his young half breed Kiowa partner Billy Two Hats develop a father-son relationship but Sheriff Henry Gifford is determined to capture or kill them.
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| Gregory Peck | ... | Arch Deans | |
| Desi Arnaz Jr. | ... | Billy Two Hats | |
| Jack Warden | ... | Sheriff Henry Gifford | |
| David Huddleston | ... | Copeland, Saloon Owner | |
| Sian Barbara Allen | ... | Esther Spencer | |
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John Pearce | ... | Spencer |
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Dawn Little Sky | ... | Copeland's Squaw |
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Vince St. Cyr | ... | Indian Leader (as W. Vincent St. Cyr) |
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Henry Medicine Hat | ... | Indian |
| Zeev Berlinsky | ... | Indian (as Zev Berlinsky) | |
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Antony Scott | ... | Indian |
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When someone gets killed during a bank robbery by Deans, half-breed Billy Two Hats and their partner, the robbers flee. Sheriff Gifford tracks the robbers, killing one of them and capturing Billy. Deans escapes, but during a successful plot to free Billy from the Sheriff, Deans is shot, leaving him unable to walk or ride a horse. Billy, not wanting to abandon his friend, builds an Indian cot to drag Deans behind the horse. With the Sheriff hot on their trail, Deans and Billy try to stay one step ahead of the many obstacles which threaten their lives and freedom. Written by E.W. DesMarais <jlongst@aol.com>
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kiowa indian | rifle | san carlos reservation | san carlos arizona | san carlos reservation arizona |Taglines:
Against the Law...Against the Odds...Against the Land ItselfParents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 March 1974 (West Germany) See more »Also Known As:
The Lady and the Outlaw See more »Edit
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$1,100,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Billy Two Hats: Well, my mother was a Kiowa and I don't know who my father was except he was white. My mother didn't know too much about him neither, except she told me he was kind of important. She said that in his room he had two hats - one for special and one for ordinary. That impressed my mother a whole lot. And when I was a kid it impressed me.
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Contains a long scene with long-shot 'Buffalo Rifle', Sharps rifle and illustrates accuracy of it. See more »Quotes
Esther Spencer: Billy Two Hats? How did you get a name like that?Billy Two Hats: Well, my mother was a Kiowa and I don't know who my father was except he was white. My mother didn't know too much about him neither, except she told me he was kind of important. She said that in his room he had two hats - one for special and one for ordinary. That impressed my mother a whole lot. And when I was a kid it impressed me.
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Please rest assured that this little gem of a western will be very appealing to you. Having past it by many times for more modern films, I viewed it on a whim and was very pleased. A straight forward story of hate being defeated, love being found, loneliness lost and adversity faced. Easy to understand for any viewer requiring no interpretation. A gem well played by all actors. The stark scenery that others have noted as being filmed in Israel provides a great background for this simple story. The evils of bigotry and prejudice towards native Americans is well covered and evaluated without being preachy. Subjugation of women during this early western period is also exposed for its cruelty.