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The Parson and the Outlaw (1957)

The Parson and the Outlaw poster
Directed by
Oliver Drake
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 11m
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A parson tries to reform the outlaw Billy the Kid. The story follows their interactions and conflicts.

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What happens

The Parson and the Outlaw is a 1957 American Western film directed by Oliver Drake for Charles "Buddy" Rogers Productions and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Written by Drake and John Mantley, the film stars Anthony Dexter as Billy the Kid, along with Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Sonny Tufts, Marie Windsor and Jean Parker. This was the final screen appearance by Rogers before his retirement from films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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