Comedy ·Western · United States of America · 1973 · 1h 40m

Kid Blue

Director

Cast

Dennis Hopper as Bickford Waner Warren Oates as Reese Ford Peter Boyle as Preacher Bob Ben Johnson as Sheriff 'Mean John' Simpson Lee Purcell as Molly Ford Janice Rule as Janet Conforto

Crew

Billy Williams — Director of Photography Stefan Arnsten — Editor Tim McIntire — Original Music Composer John Rubinstein — Original Music Composer Bud Shrake — Screenplay Marvin Schwartz — Producer

Tagline

A funny thing happened to Kid Blue on the way to the robbery.

Synopsis

Bickford Waner, an apparently naive young man from Fort Worth, arrives in the tiny Texas town of Dime Box and takes on a variety of menial jobs. He's befriended by Reese Ford and his wife Molly, but before long Molly has seduced Bickford. Only with the arrival of Bickford's former girlfriend Janet Conforto is it revealed that Bickford is actually the notorious train robber Kid Blue. Humiliated by a scandal arising from his affair with his friend's wife, Bickford gives up on going straight and plots a crime.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

airplane horse

Key Collaborators

James Frawley Director Billy Williams Director of Photography Stefan Arnsten Editor Tim McIntire Original Music Composer John Rubinstein Original Music Composer Bud Shrake Screenplay Marvin Schwartz Producer Joel Schiller Production Design Theadora Van Runkle Costume Design

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