The Pinto Kid(1941)
Smashing The West's Most Ruthless Cattle-Rustlin' Cut-Throats!
Pinto Kid was one of Charles Starrett's last "formula" westerns before he permanently assumed the screen guise of the Durango Kid. The story takes places just after the Civil War, with hostilities between Yanks and Rebels still in effect between Kansas and Texas. The villain, cattle rustler Vic Landreau (Paul Sutton), intends to play both factions down the middle for his own benefit. But Landreau meets his match in the form of wandering do-gooder Jud Calvert (Charles Starrett).
Movie: The Pinto Kid
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Jud Calvert
Betty Ainsley
Bob
Vic Landreau
Hank
Ed Slade
Marshal
Dan Foster
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Pinto Kid was one of Charles Starrett's last "formula" westerns before he permanently assumed the screen guise of the Durango Kid. The story takes places just after the Civil War, with hostilities between Yanks and Rebels still in effect between Kansas and Texas. The villain, cattle rustler Vic Landreau (Paul Sutton), intends to play both factions down the middle for his own benefit. But Landreau meets his match in the form of wandering do-gooder Jud Calvert (Charles Starrett).
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1941-02-05
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Smashing The West's Most Ruthless Cattle-Rustlin' Cut-Throats!
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