A gang of robbers steals the deed to the Pecos Ranch and kill the family. The young son escapes, and years later he returns to the ranch to find the killers and reclaim his property.A gang of robbers steals the deed to the Pecos Ranch and kill the family. The young son escapes, and years later he returns to the ranch to find the killers and reclaim his property.A gang of robbers steals the deed to the Pecos Ranch and kill the family. The young son escapes, and years later he returns to the ranch to find the killers and reclaim his property.
Hal Taliaferro
- Eric Grayson
- (as Wally Wales)
Earl Dwire
- Jose
- (as Earl Dwyer)
Buzz Barton
- Wounded Henchman
- (uncredited)
Budd Buster
- Slim - Henchman
- (uncredited)
Phil Dunham
- Parkins - Land Agent
- (uncredited)
Jack Evans
- Jack - Townsman
- (uncredited)
Helen Gibson
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Jack Hendricks
- Jack - Henchman
- (uncredited)
Dickie Jones
- Donald Pecos - as a Boy
- (uncredited)
Clyde McClary
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Milburn Morante
- Don Pedro Pecos
- (uncredited)
George Morrell
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe earliest documented telecasts of this film took place in New York City Monday 29 June 1948 on WATV (Channel 13), in Milwaukee Saturday 21 August 1948 on WTMJ (Channel 3), in Syracuse NY Sunday 3 July 1949 on WHEN (Channel 8), in Detroit Tuesday 6 September 1949 on WXYZ (Channel 7), in San Francisco Wednesday 14 September 1949 on KGO (Channel 7), in Salt Lake City Saturday 24 September 1949 on KSL (Channel 5), in Atlanta Monday 14 November 1949 on WAGA (Channel 5), and in Los Angeles Wednesday 7 June 1950 on KTSL (Channel 2).
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Good story, some nice directing, of oft-used plot
Some good characters were not especially well portrayed by these likable but not especially proficient actors.
Fred Kohler, Jr., gave better performances in other movies, but he by and large handled the action better than he did his dialogue.
His female lead, the cute, the downright adorable, Ruth Findlay didn't have much of a career: 10 credits, and she then was mostly unbilled or used a different name. She wasn't on screen much in this movie, but when she was, and when she spoke, her voice really caught my attention. Is it Jean Arthur she reminds me of?
The great Earl Dwire, here billed as "Dwyer," tried to play a Mexican, and his accent wasn't as bad as Marlon Brando's in "Viva Zapata!" but could have been better. (Ruth Findlay was married to Frank Yaconelli, and he could have taught Dwire, and the director, perhaps, how to create a Mexican accent.)
Probably the best actor was Roger Williams, who played the chief bad guy. Mr. Williams had a very, very busy seven years, with 120 roles to his credit. This one came in about the middle of his career.
Or maybe the best actor was the unbilled Robert Walker, who was on screen very briefly as a marshal. But he looked more confident and relaxed than any of the others.
This is a story of revenge, or, maybe better, justice, and various versions have starred probably every Western player at one time or another. But it's a good story. Any story about justice is.
The print I saw at YouTube of "The Pecos Kid" was pretty terrible, with some scenes too dark to see anything and lots of badly repaired breaks, but the story is clear if the dialogue isn't always.
I like "The Pecos Kid," while realizing its limitations and I hope you do too.
Fred Kohler, Jr., gave better performances in other movies, but he by and large handled the action better than he did his dialogue.
His female lead, the cute, the downright adorable, Ruth Findlay didn't have much of a career: 10 credits, and she then was mostly unbilled or used a different name. She wasn't on screen much in this movie, but when she was, and when she spoke, her voice really caught my attention. Is it Jean Arthur she reminds me of?
The great Earl Dwire, here billed as "Dwyer," tried to play a Mexican, and his accent wasn't as bad as Marlon Brando's in "Viva Zapata!" but could have been better. (Ruth Findlay was married to Frank Yaconelli, and he could have taught Dwire, and the director, perhaps, how to create a Mexican accent.)
Probably the best actor was Roger Williams, who played the chief bad guy. Mr. Williams had a very, very busy seven years, with 120 roles to his credit. This one came in about the middle of his career.
Or maybe the best actor was the unbilled Robert Walker, who was on screen very briefly as a marshal. But he looked more confident and relaxed than any of the others.
This is a story of revenge, or, maybe better, justice, and various versions have starred probably every Western player at one time or another. But it's a good story. Any story about justice is.
The print I saw at YouTube of "The Pecos Kid" was pretty terrible, with some scenes too dark to see anything and lots of badly repaired breaks, but the story is clear if the dialogue isn't always.
I like "The Pecos Kid," while realizing its limitations and I hope you do too.
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- morrisonhimself
- Feb 25, 2017
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- Runtime1 hour
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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