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Beau Bandit (1930)

Beau Bandit poster
Directed by
Lambert Hillyer
Genre
action, adventure, western, romance, comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 09m
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A charming outlaw robs from the rich in the Old West. He meets a woman who challenges his way of life.

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What happens

Beau Bandit is a 1930 American Pre-Code Western film, directed by Lambert Hillyer, from a screenplay by Wallace Smith, based on his short story, "Strictly Business" which appeared in the April 1929 edition of Hearst's International-Cosmopolitan. The film starred Rod La Rocque, Mitchell Lewis, Doris Kenyon, and Walter Long. The story is based loosely on the legend of Robin Hood. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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