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I Shot Billy The Kid
''I Shot Billy the Kid'' is a 1950 American Western (genre), Western film directed by William Berke for Lippert Pictures. Robert L. Lippert had enjoyed tremendous success with ''I Shot Jesse James'' (1948) leading to this follow up with ''I Shot Billy the Kid''. Plot Pat Garrett remembers his relationship with Billy the Kid that led to the latter's death. Cast * Don "Red" Barry as Billy the Kid * Robert Lowery (actor), Robert Lowery as Pat Garrett * Wally Vernon as Vicenti * Tom Neal as Charlie Bowdre * Judith Allen as Mrs. Alec McSween * Wendy Lee as Francesca * Claude Stroud as General Lew Wallace * John Merton as Ollinger * Henry Marco as Juan * Bill Kennedy as Poe * Archie R. Twitchell as Grant * Jack Perrin as Man * Richard Farmer as McSween Reception It was released on a double-bill with ''The Lawless''. References External links * * ''I Shot Billy the Kid''at BFI ''I Shot Billy the Kid'' at Letter Box 1950 films Biographical films about Billy the Kid Cultural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Berke
William A. Berke (born October 3, 1903 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin – died February 15, 1958 in Los Angeles, California) was an American film director, producer, actor and screenwriter. He wrote, directed, and/or produced some 200 films over a three-decade career. Biography Berke broke into motion pictures in 1922 as a writer for silent westerns. For these assignments he used the pseudonym "William Lester." In the early 1930s he formed a partnership with independent producer Bernard B. Ray to make feature films at Ray's Reliable Pictures studio, next door to the Columbia Pictures studio. Berke, now using his own name for screen credits, was equally capable making comedies, mysteries, action adventures, and westerns. In 1942 he joined Columbia, at first directing that studio's Charles Starrett and Russell Hayden westerns, and then branching out into more mainstream fare. In 1944 he moved to RKO Radio Pictures, handling equally diverse pictures including detective fiction (Dick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Lew Wallace
Lewis Wallace (April 10, 1827February 15, 1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of the New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, and author from Indiana. Among his novels and biographies, Wallace is best known for his historical adventure story, '' Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'' (1880), a bestselling novel that has been called "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century." Wallace's military career included service in the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. He was appointed Indiana's adjutant general and commanded the 11th Indiana Infantry Regiment. Wallace, who attained the rank of major general, participated in the Battle of Fort Donelson, the Battle of Shiloh, and the Battle of Monocacy. He also served on the military commission for the trials of the Lincoln assassination conspirators, and presided over the trial of Henry Wirz, the Confederate commandant of the Andersonville prison camp. Wallace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
