''The Apache Kid's Escape '' is a 1930 American

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film written, produced and directed by Robert J. Horner and starring

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and his wife

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. It was a remake of '' The White Outlaw'' (1929). The film was shot in

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. Jack Perrin's five-picture deal with Horner ended up in court when Perrin only received $1,425 out of the $2,900 that was agreed upon.Brooker p. 23

Plot

Hurt by his sister's letter saying they can not accept the money he sent for his sick mother as it was obtained illegally, the Apache Kid decides to go on the straight and narrow. Others including Buck Harris and Ted Conway decide to use the Apache Kid's trademark of a chequered scarf to commit robberies.

Cast

as Jim AKA The Apache Kid * Fred Church as Ted Conway *

as Jane Wilson * Virginia Ashcroft as Sally Wilson *

Bud Osborne Leonard Miles "Bud" Osborne (July 20, 1884 – February 2, 1964) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 600 films and television programs between 1912 and 1963. Biography Osborne was born Miles Osborne in Knox County, Texas, ...

as Buck Harris *

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as Bill Lang *

Henry Roquemore Henry Roquemore (March 18, 1886 – June 30, 1943) was an American character actor who primarily played bit parts. He appeared in 229 silent and sound films from 1927 until 1943. Many of his roles were uncredited parts in Western movies, ...

as Frank Conway * Charles Le Moyne as Another Sheriff *

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as Tim Wells * Horace B. Carpenter as Larry Wilson * Starlight the Horse as himself

References

Bibliography

* John Brooker ''The Happiest Trails'' Lulu.com; First Edition (April 7, 2017)

External links

* 1930 films 1930 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Remakes of American films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Robert J. Horner 1930s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{1930s-Western-film-stub