I Shot Billy the Kid explained

I Shot Billy the Kid
Director:	William Berke
Producer:	William Berke
Starring:	Don Barry
Music:	Albert Glasser
Cinematography:	Ernest Miller
Distributor:	Lippert Pictures
Studio:	Lippert Productions
Runtime:	59 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

I Shot Billy the Kid is a 1950 American 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.^[1]

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 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.^[2]

External links

• • • I Shot Billy the Kid at BFI
• I Shot Billy the Kid at Letter Box

Notes and References

1. News: I SHOT BILLY THE KID. 1951. Monthly Film Bulletin. 18. 204. .
2. News: 'The lawless' arrives today. . Jul 27, 1950. Los Angeles Times. .