Kid Blue (1973)
Kid Blue (1973)
A funny thing happened to Kid Blue on the way to the robbery.
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.

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Cast

Dennis Hopper Dennis Hopper As: Bickford Waner
Warren Oates Warren Oates As: Reese Ford
Peter Boyle Peter Boyle As: Preacher Bob
Ben Johnson Ben Johnson As: Sheriff 'Mean John' Simpson
Lee Purcell Lee Purcell As: Molly Ford
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: A funny thing happened to Kid Blue on the way to the robbery.
Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Comedy, Western

Language: English

Release Date: 31 January 1973

Country: US

Runtime: 100m

Company Credits

Company: 20th Century Fox

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Cast

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Bickford Waner

Warren Oates

Warren Oates

Reese Ford

Peter Boyle

Peter Boyle

Preacher Bob

Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson

Sheriff 'Mean John' Simpson

Lee Purcell

Lee Purcell

Molly Ford

Janice Rule

Janice Rule

Janet Conforto

Ralph Waite

Ralph Waite

Drummer

Clifton James

Clifton James

Mr. Hendricks

José Torvay

José Torvay

Old Coyote

Mary Jackson

Mary Jackson

Mrs. Evans

Jay Varela

Jay Varela

Mendoza

Jack Starrett

Jack Starrett

Tough Guy (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)

Warren Finnerty

Warren Finnerty

Wills

Owen Orr

Owen Orr

Train Robber #1

Richard Rust

Richard Rust

Train Robber #2

Howard Hesseman

Howard Hesseman

Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Barber

Henry Smith

Henry Smith

Joe Cloudmaker

Bobby Hall

Bobby Hall

Bartender

Mel Stewart

Mel Stewart

Blackman (as Melvin Stewart)

Eddy Donno

Eddy Donno

Huey

Directed By

Anthony Ray

Anthony Ray

Assistant Director

Lynn A. Aber

Lynn A. Aber

Script Supervisor

James Frawley

James Frawley

Director

Writing Credits

Bud Shrake

Bud Shrake

Screenplay

Production Crew

William D. Faralla

William D. Faralla

Unit Production Manager

Marvin Schwartz

Marvin Schwartz

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Theadora Van Runkle

Theadora Van Runkle

Costume Design

Sound

Theodore Soderberg

Theodore Soderberg

Sound Recordist

Tim McIntire

Tim McIntire

Original Music Composer

John Rubinstein

John Rubinstein

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

David Harcourt

David Harcourt

Camera Operator

Billy Williams

Billy Williams

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Joel Schiller

Joel Schiller

Production Design

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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