The Outlaw (1943 film)

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The Outlaw (1943 film) is a controversial 1943 Western directed and produced by Howard Hughes, best known for its provocative portrayal of Billy the Kid and its then-scandalous emphasis on star Jane Russell.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
Western film
film
basedOn legend of Billy the Kid
blackAndWhite true
censorshipStatus subject to Production Code Administration objections
character Billy the Kid
Doc Holliday
Pat Garrett
cinematographyBy Gregg Toland
costumeDesignEmphasisOn Jane Russell’s figure
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Howard Hughes
distributor RKO Radio Pictures
editor Wallace Grissell
era Classical Hollywood cinema
featuresTheme friendship between outlaws
love triangle
genre Western
romantic drama
hadDelayedWideRelease true
hasFilmRatingControversy true
hasHomeMediaRelease true
includedIn American Western film canon
marketingEmphasized Jane Russell
musicBy Victor Young
notableFor controversial marketing campaign
emphasis on Jane Russell’s sexuality
provocative portrayal of Billy the Kid
originalLanguage English
portrays fictionalized Doc Holliday
fictionalized Pat Garrett
romantic relationship involving Billy the Kid
producer Howard Hughes
productionCompany Howard Hughes Productions
releaseYear 1943
runningTimeMinutes 116
screenwriter Howard Hughes
Jules Furthman
setInRegion Old West
surface form: American West
setInTimePeriod late 19th century
starring Jack Buetel
Jane Russell
Thomas Mitchell
Walter Huston
subjectOf censorship disputes in the United States
title The Outlaw
wideReleaseYear 1946

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