In the Nineteenth Century, in the town of Lincoln, New Mexico, the sheriff Pat Garrett (Thomas Mitchell) welcomes his old friend, Doc Holliday (Walter Huston), who has had his horse Red stolen by a stranger while coming to the town. They meet the thieve and realize that the guy is the gunman Billy the Kid (Jack Beutel). Doc becomes friend of Billy, but Pat invites them to leave Lincoln in the afternoon. There is an incident, Pat wounds Billy the Kid, and Doc asks his girlfriend Rio McDonald (Jane Russell) to take care of Billy while he would misguide Pat Garret t and his officers. There is a romance between Billy the Kid and Rio, and when the hit-man is healed, he disputes with Doc the possession of Red and Rio, with Pat Garrett chasing them. On 13 July 1881, this hunting ends in a tragic way.
After watching "The Aviator", I was very curious to see "The Outlaw", mainly because of the problems of Howard Hughes with the censorship mentioned in Martin Scorcese's film. It is amazing to see on the present days how a simple décolleté could provoke such a reaction in 1943. Further, presently "The Outlaw" is a very silly western, showing a naive version of the legend of Billy the Kid. The repetitive soundtrack along many dialogs is very boring, and in the presents days this movie could be a parody of westerns movies. It is worthwhile as an entertainment and to satisfy the curiosity rose in "The Aviator" about this polemic work of Howard Hughes. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "O Proscrito" ("The Outlaw")
After watching "The Aviator", I was very curious to see "The Outlaw", mainly because of the problems of Howard Hughes with the censorship mentioned in Martin Scorcese's film. It is amazing to see on the present days how a simple décolleté could provoke such a reaction in 1943. Further, presently "The Outlaw" is a very silly western, showing a naive version of the legend of Billy the Kid. The repetitive soundtrack along many dialogs is very boring, and in the presents days this movie could be a parody of westerns movies. It is worthwhile as an entertainment and to satisfy the curiosity rose in "The Aviator" about this polemic work of Howard Hughes. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "O Proscrito" ("The Outlaw")