Young Billy Young

Name: Young Billy Young
Genre: Western
Released: 1969-10-15
Rating: 29
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Angie Dickinson, Robert Walker Jr., David Carradine, Jack Kelly

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Young Billy Young

Released Oct 15, 1969

1h 29m

Western

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Fleeing the scene of a gruesome gunfight in Mexico, Billy Young (Robert Walker) arrives in the small town of Lordsburg, where he is promptly deputized by local sheriff Ben Kane (Robert Mitchum). Kane takes the troubled young man under his wing, hoping to reform his lawless ways. As the bond between the two men grows stronger, Kane recruits Young for a particularly personal assignment: to help bring to justice Frank Boone (John Anderson), a vicious outlaw responsible for the death of his son.

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Robert Mitchum and Angie Dickinson provide star power to this ineffective revenge B Western.

Rated: C+

Mar 3, 2017

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Eric S

For me the story line was unoriginal. I think this is Rio Bravo’s rejected script, it should be titled worst shots in the west.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/29/24

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ashley h

Young Billy Young is a disappointing film. It is about a vengeful former sheriff who sets out to find the man who killed his son. Robert Mitchum and Angie Dickinson give terrible performances. The screenplay is badly written. Burt Kennedy did a horrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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A decent By-the-numbers western.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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130810: Though a bit slow at times, enjoyable. After building tension for an hour and fifteen minutes, the story resolves itself rather quickly, unexpectedly. It's unfortunately anti-climatic. The line between good and evil is blurred and there are no real heroes to be found in this revenge story (ok, perhaps Paul Fix as Charle). This film took me back to my youth however, being a western as I remember westerns being. Six guns, lever actions and cartridge lined holsters. A pleasant ninety minutes for me.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Okay enough by-the-numbers western starting Robert Mitchum as a sherif looking to get even with the man who killed his son. Writer/director Burt Kennedy was never a brilliant filmmaker, but he did build up a pretty solid track record of making entertaining westerns. This one was more serious than his usual Dirty Dingus Magee/Support Your Local Gunfighter-type of western/comedies, but it did work to a certain extent. It's all pretty unoriginal, but if you enjoy westerns and like the cast (Robert Mitchum, Angie Dickinson, David Carradine), you'll probably find the film worth watching.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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glimpse of a young david carradine... also mitchum sings the title song quite nicely.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Burt Kennedy

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Robert Mitchum

Deputy Ben Kane

Angie Dickinson

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Robert Walker Jr.

Billy Young

David Carradine

Jesse Boone

Jack Kelly

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Synopsis

Director: Burt Kennedy
Producer: Max E. Youngstein
Screenwriter: Burt Kennedy
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: Talbot-Youngstein
Rating: G
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 15, 1969, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Runtime: 1h 29m

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