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Lack of good storyline.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Tensions between Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett and Doc Holliday reach boiling point as they vie for the affections of a voluptuous young woman in this western drama from Howard Hughes. The film is best known for being banned upon initial release due to the size of Jane Russell's bust, and many have denigrated it over the years, citing its historical inaccuracy, the admittedly poor music choices and Jack Buetel's bland performance as the Kid. All things considered though, 'The Outlaw' is a surprisingly decent motion picture. Russell brings a lot of zest and charisma to her role, cleavage aside, and the film is excellently visualised by the dynamite combination of Gregg Toland and Lucien Ballard. Interesting shots include Russell throwing a pitchfork towards the camera and gradual zooms in towards her eyes and lips at pivotal points. Academy Award winners Thomas Mitchell and Walter Huston also give it their all as Garrett and Holliday respectively, even if the script does not give them that much to do (it is more geared towards Buetel romancing Russell than Buetel squaring off with his co-stars). Whatever the case, this is a film worth a look for more than just Russell's bust.

When it comes to 1943's "The Outlaw" (produced and directed by Howard Hughes) - Would it be at all fair of me to say that (from a straight man's perspective) this film's only truly notable asset was, indeed, Jane Russell's "38D-24-36" measurements, and not her acting abilities?Yep. As shallow and sexist as that may sound, it's pretty much the truth. 'Cause as far as even coming close to being a marginally satisfying Western, "The Outlaw" just did not deliver the goods (regardless that its main character was the famed outlaw, Billy, the Kid).I mean, let's face it - "The Outlaw" was (and always will be) all about Jane's breasts. And, believe me, director Howard Hughes sure made damn certain that her cleavage-enhancing blouses revealed as much of her bountiful bosom as the censors would legally allow.Actually filmed in 1941, it took Hughes 2 solid years of battling with the censor board to allow "The Outlaw" to be released as it was (which was unbelievably tame by today's standards).As you can well-imagine, all of this legal wrangling with the censors over Jane's exposed cleavage did absolute wonders for this film as far as free publicity goes. Needless to say - When "The Outlaw" was finally released in 1943, the insatiably curious movie-goers literally lined up right around the block to get a cinematic-gander at Russell's more-than-ample boobs.

Loved the film. Although the movie was a bit of a stretch on the facts, it was interesting anyway. Jack Beutel is the Sexiest Man Alive ever in my opinion. This was his first film. Jane Russell was so gorgeous. Walter Huston was absolutely wonderful and so was Thomas Mitchell, but they were too old for the parts they played. Doc Holliday was only in his 30s when he died and Walter Huston was 59 when he played the part. Near the end of the film when Thomas Mitchell makes his very long speech to Doc, his voice sounds like a recording because the pitch changed. I heard that Hughes was very involved with the making of this film, required many re-takes and that Thomas Mitchell was absolutely furious by the time he filmed that scene. Although Jack Beutel's performance was wooden, I'm sure his acting would have improved over time. On the whole, the film seems poorly edited, but I enjoyed it all the same. I wish there were a lot more films starring Jack Beutel out there, but his acting career was very limited. I would like to see the full version, if there is one.

this movie really surprised me. nothing from this era of American movies was like this i've ever seen. you can not think of this as bad acting as some reviewers will say. you have to think of this as "true" acting: they are acting the way people act in real life. not the way we are used to seeing them on camera. this "kid" is like every hardass street punk with a horrible childhood i ever met. you can see the emotional depravity in his gaze on the other characters. his unflinching at being grazed across the hand and shot through the ears; as hard as a hardass can be. crying inside but not letting these people the satisfaction of knowing it. us just waiting for him to retaliate but him having the satisfaction of putting Doc through the heartache. the sexual tension and innuendos between jane and jack are more like modern movies than something from this era. i bet many people left disgusted and went and complained to their pastor they were "demonized" by this movie. many others probably wondered why other films didn't come so close to reality. not gay in any way. 'f' the homos just wishing it was.