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West of Tombstone

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West of Tombstone
Directed byHoward Bretherton
Screenplay byMaurice Geraghty
Produced byWilliam Berke
CinematographyGeorge Meehan
Edited byMel Thorsen
Music byJack A. Goodrich
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • January 15, 1942 (1942-01-15)
Running time
59 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

West of Tombstone is an American B-Western directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Charles Starrett.

Plot

Marshal Steve Langdon hears a rumor that the legendary criminal Billy the Kid is maybe still alive. Langdon finds Billy's coffin empty and believes that the respected older citizen Wilfred Barnet is Billy the Kid. He informs Wilfred’s lovely daughter Carol about. When Barnet confesses his true identity to his daughter and says that he got a second chance by Pat Garrett to start a new life. His clerk overhears the conversation and informs his old gang and this leads to trouble. Barnet helps Marshal Langdon against the gang. They defeat the gang but Barnet is mortally wounded. Steve decides to let the old man rest in peace and reports that Billy the Kid died long ago.

Cast