''Kid Blue'' is a 1973 American

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film directed by

James Frawley James Joseph Frawley (September 29, 1936 – January 22, 2019) was an American director and actor. He was a member of the Actors Studio since around 1961. He was best known for directing '' The Muppet Movie'' (1979), and '' The Monkees'' telev ...

and starring

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Warren Oates Warren Mercer Oates (July 5, 1928 – April 3, 1982) was an American actor best known for his performances in several films directed by Sam Peckinpah, including '' The Wild Bunch'' (1969) and ''Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia'' (1974). ...

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and Ben Johnson.

Plot

Bickford Waner, who has failed as a train robber, decides to go straight and get an honest job. He arrives in Dime Box, Texas, to find work. He is befriended by Reese Ford and his wife Molly. Molly seduces Bickford into getting her pregnant and making her husband miserable. Bickford's former girlfriend Janet Conforto tracks him down and reveals to Reese and Molly that Bickford is a train robber known as Kid Blue. Bickford returns to his old ways and plots a crime.

Cast

as Bickford Waner *

as Reese Ford *

as Preacher Bob * Ben Johnson as Sheriff "Mean John" Simpson *

as Molly Ford *

Janice Rule Mary Janice Rule (August 15, 1931 – October 17, 2003) was an American actress and psychotherapist, earning her PhD while still acting, then acting occasionally while working in her new profession. Early life Rule was born in Norwood, Ohio, to ...

as Janet Conforto *

Ralph Waite Ralph Waite (June 22, 1928 – February 13, 2014) was an American actor, best known for his lead role as John Walton Sr. on ''The Waltons'' (1972–1981), which he occasionally directed. He later had recurring roles as two other heroic fathers ...

as Drummer *

Clifton James George Clifton James (May 29, 1920 – April 15, 2017) was an American actor known for roles as a prison floorwalker in '' Cool Hand Luke'' (1967), Sheriff J.W. Pepper alongside Roger Moore in the James Bond films '' Live and Let Die'' ...

as Mr. Hendricks * Jose Torvay as Old Coyote * Mary Jackson as Mrs. Evans * Jay Varela as Mendoza * Claude Ennis Starrett Jr. as Tough Guy * Warren Finnerty as Wills * Owen Orr as Train Robber #1 *

Richard Rust Richard Rust (July 13, 1938 – November 9, 1994) was an American actor of stage, television, and film. Early years Born in Boston, Rust attended a Massachusetts boarding school and the University of Miami, where he was an archery champion. Aft ...

as Train Robber #2 * Howard Hessman as Confectionary Man *

M. Emmet Walsh Michael Emmet Walsh (March 22, 1935 – March 19, 2024) was an American actor who appeared in over 200 films and television series, including supporting roles as Earl Frank in '' Straight Time'' (1978), the Madman in ''The Jerk'' (1979), Captai ...

as The Barber * Bobby Hall as The Bartender *

Melvin Stewart Melvin Monroe Stewart Jr. (born November 18, 1968) is an American swimming promoter, former competition swimmer and world record-holder who won two gold medals and one bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He is the co-fo ...

as Blackman * Eddy Donno as Huey

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* * * * 1973 films American Western (genre) comedy films Films set in Texas Films directed by James Frawley 1970s Western (genre) comedy films 1973 comedy films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films English-language Western (genre) comedy films {{1970s-US-film-stub 20th Century Fox films

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