Billy The Kid Returns
Seen it?1938 | 53 min | Action, Western, Music, Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh and action fans.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 53 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1938: an older pace and style.
After Pat Garrett kills Billy the Kid, Billy's look-alike Roy Rogers arrives and is mistaken for him. Although a murderer, Billy was on the side of the homesteaders against the large ranchers. As Billy's death is unknown, Roy gets Garrett to let him pose as Billy to continue the fight, but without the killing.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Joseph Kane
- Roy RogersRoy Rogers
- Lynne RobertsEllen Moore (as Mary Hart)
- Smiley BurnetteFrog Millhouse
- Wade BotelerSheriff Pat Garrett
- Fred KohlerMatson
- Morgan WallaceJ. B. Morganson
- Joseph CrehanU.S. Marshal Dave Conway
- Edwin StanleyNathaniel Moore
- Robert Emmett KeaneMr. Page
- Horace MurphyMr. Miller - Homesteader