BILLY THE KID'S GUN JUSTICE (1940) Bob Steele, Al St. John & Louise Currie | Western | B&W

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield for Producers Releasing Corporation, and 3rd in PRC's Billy the Kid series.

SYNOPSIS
Billy the Kid (Bob Steele) and his friends Jeff (Carleton Young) and Fuzzy (Al St. John) narrowly escape an ambush and head to Jeff's uncle's ranch in Little Bend Valley for refuge. Along the way, they rescue Ann Roberts (Louise Currie) from henchmen Ed (Charles King) and Buck (Rex Lease), who are harassing her. Ann reveals that she and her father Tom (Forrest Taylor) recently bought a ranch, but someone is trying to force them off their land.

Upon arriving at the ranch, Billy discovers that it is actually the one owned by Jeff's uncle, but without water rights, making it nearly worthless. Further investigation reveals that the local land baron, Cobb Allen (Al Ferguson), has dammed the only free water stream, forcing ranchers to either buy water rights from him or lose their land. Determined to fight back, Billy and Jeff confront Allen's henchmen and restore the water flow, thwarting Allen's scheme.

In a clever plan to recover the ranchers' money, Billy sends Fuzzy into town with a fake map to a gold treasure, turning the tables on the unscrupulous land baron.

CAST & CREW
Bob Steele as Billy the Kid
Al St. John as Fuzzy Jones
Louise Currie as Ann Roberts
Carleton Young as Jeff Blanchard
Charles King as Henchman Ed Baker
Rex Lease as Henchman Buck
Kenne Duncan as Henchman Bragg
Forrest Taylor as Tom Roberts
Ted Adams as 2nd Sheriff
Al Ferguson as Cobb Allen
Karl Hackett as Attorney Martin
Edward Peil Sr. as Dave Barlow
Julian Rivero as Carlos
Blanca Vischer as Juanita

Directed by: Sam Newfield
Written by: Joseph O'Donnell
Screenplay by: Tom Gibson
Produced by: Sigmund Neufeld
Cinematography: Jack Greenhalgh
Edited by: Holbrook N. Todd
Music by: Johnny Lange, Lew Porter
Distributed by: Producers Releasing Corporation
Release date: December 27, 1940
Running time: 57 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English