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The Pecos Pistol

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1949 | 26 min | Western

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why 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 most people. If you loved Hell or High Water or The Harder They Fall, start here.
The mood
Easygoing.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 26 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1949: an older pace and style.

A partial remake of and using footage from 1941's "Rawhide Rangers" this Western short is about a ranger who pretends to turn outlaw in order to track down the gang who killed his brother, also a ranger.

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 695 people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Will Cowan

  • Tex WilliamsRanger Tex Williams
  • George LloydOutlaw Leader Rocky
  • Terry FrostParker, bank president
  • Smokey RogersRanger Smokey
  • Deuce SprigginsRanger Deuce
  • Barbara PaytonKate McCormick
  • Forrest TaylorCapt. McCormick
  • Bill Cassady(as William Cassady) Ben Williams
  • Harry CalkinOutlaw Jim
  • Monte MontagueHarris, civic leader