by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Buster Crabbe makes his first appearance as frontier do-gooder Billy Carson in PRC's Billy the Kid Wanted. The film also marked the first teaming of Crabbe with ineluctable comedy sidekick Al St. John. Like the previous "Billy the Kid" oaters with Bob Steele, this one begins with Billy and Fuzzy being accused of a crime they didn't commit. Together with fellow fugitive Jeff (Dave O'Brien), our heroes seek refuge with a group of sympathetic ranchers. From this vantage point, Billy is able to plan his strategy to expose land-grabber Saunders (Charles King) as the genuine culprit. Though shabbily produced, Billy the Kid Wanted coasted by on the star power of Crabbe and St. John.
characteristics
- Rackets [corruption]
- Racketeer
- Outlaw [Western]
- Lawyer
- Ranch
- Scam
- Youth
- Young
- Swindle
- Land
- Help
- Con-artist
- Bandit
- Attorney
- Assist
