The Outlaw
Theatrical release poster.
Directed by	Howard Hughes Howard Hawks (uncredited)
Written by	Jules Furthman
Starring	Jack Beutel Jane Russell Walter Huston Thomas Mitchell
Release date	February 5, 1943
Running time	116 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

A colorized image of Jack Buetel as Billy the Kid.

The Outlaw is a 1943 Western movie, starring Jack Buetel and Jane Russell, directed by Howard Hughes. Buetel plays Billy the Kid in a classic western story. Image File history File links The_Outlaw_poster. ... For other people named Howard Hughes, see Howard Hughes (disambiguation). ... Howard Hawks Howard Hawks (May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and writer of the classic Hollywood era. ... Jules Furthman (March 5, 1888 - September 22, 1966) was a magazine and newspaper writer before working as a screenwriter. ... Jane Russell in 1943. ... Actor Walter Huston in The Shanghai Gesture Walter Huston (April 6, 1884 – April 7, 1950) was a Canadian-born actor. ... Thomas Mitchell (July 11, 1892 – December 17, 1962) was an American film actor. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Image File history File links Screenshot of the actor Jack Buetel from the film The Outlaw (1943). ... Image File history File links Screenshot of the actor Jack Buetel from the film The Outlaw (1943). ... Colorization in Sin City Film Colorization is a film alteration process that involves adding color to a black and white film. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Broncho Billy Anderson, from The Great Train Robbery The Western movie is one of the classic American film genres. ... Jack Buetel as Billy the Kid, in The Outlaw (1943). ... Jane Russell in 1943. ... For other people named Howard Hughes, see Howard Hughes (disambiguation). ... Billy the Kid Henry McCarty (November 23, 1860 – July 14, 1881) better known as Billy the Kid but also known by the aliases Henry Antrim and William Harrison Bonney, was a 19th century American frontier outlaw and murderer who was a participant in the Lincoln County War. ...

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. For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Production Code (also known as the Hays Code) was a set of guidelines governing the production of motion pictures. ... Jane Russell in 1943. ... Look up Controversy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary For other uses, see Controversy (disambiguation). ...

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. Colorization in Sin City Film Colorization is a film alteration process that involves adding color to a black and white film. ... Barry Sandrew, president of Legend Films. ...

External links

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