
The Pecos Pistol
Seen it?1949 | 26 min | Western
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