The Outlaw
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| The Outlaw | |
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 Theatrical release poster. |
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| Directed by | Howard Hughes Howard Hawks (uncredited) |
| Written by | Jules Furthman |
| Starring | Jack Buetel Jane Russell Walter Huston Thomas Mitchell |
| Release date(s) | February 5, 1943 |
| Running time | 116 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Outlaw is a 1943 Western movie, directed by Howard Hughes, which turned Jane Russell into one of Hollywood's movie legends. It co-starred Jack Buetel, with Thomas Mitchell and Walter Huston. Buetel plays Billy the Kid in a classic western story.
Although the movie was completed in 1941, it was only released to a limited showing two years later. It didn't see a general release until 1946. The delay was a result of Hughes defying the Hays Code, which set the standard of morally acceptable content in motion pictures. By showcasing Jane Russell's breasts in both the movie and the poster artwork, The Outlaw became one of the most controversial pictures of its time.
Even after Hughes did an "end-run" around the censors, the film was banned on a local level by several towns.
The film was colorized twice. The second colorized version, produced by Legend Films, is planned for a 2007 release.
[edit] External links
The Outlaw at the Internet Movie Database
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