The Cisco Kid is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Warner Baxter. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation and is a follow-up to Fox's hugely successful 1928 In Old Arizona and 1930's The Arizona Kid, both of which had starred Baxter as the same character The Cisco Kid.[1] A copy is preserved at the Library of Congress.[2]
| The Cisco Kid | |
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| Directed by | Irving Cummings |
| Written by | Al Cohn |
| Based on | character by O. Henry |
| Produced by | Fox Film Corporation |
| Starring | Warner Baxter |
| Cinematography | Barney McGill Jack Marta William Whitley J. P. Van Wormer |
| Edited by | Alex Troffey |
| Music by | George Lipschultz |
Production company | Fox Film Corporation |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editThe Cisco Kid saves a widow's ranch by robbing a bank. He risks being captured when he erroneously thinks that one of her children has been injured. The local sergeant is so impressed by that concern that he "accidentally" lets Cisco escape.[3]
Cast
edit- Warner Baxter as The Cisco Kid
- Edmund Lowe as Sergeant Michael Patrick "Mickey" Dunn
- Conchita Montenegro as Carmencita
- Nora Lane as Sally Benton
- Frederick Burt as Sheriff Tex Ransom
- Willard Robertson as Enos Hankins
- James Bradbury Jr. as Dixon, U.S.A.
- John Webb Dillon as Bouse, U.S.A.
- Charles Stevens as Lopez
- Douglas Haig as Billy
- Marilyn Knowlden as Annie Benton
- George Irving as Officer (uncredited)
References
edit- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Cisco Kid
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, page 31, c. 1978 by The American Film Institute.
- ^ "The Cisco Kid (1931)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
External links
edit- The Cisco Kid at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- The Cisco Kid at the TCM Movie Database
- The Cisco Kid at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Lobby poster(Wayback)
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