Billy the Kid Returns

Billy the Kid Returns
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoseph Kane
Written byJack Natteford (original screenplay)
Produced byCharles E. Ford (associate producer)
StarringRoy Rogers
CinematographyErnest Miller
Edited byLester Orlebeck
Music byWilliam Lava
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • September 4, 1938 (1938-09-04)
Running time
53 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Billy the Kid Returns is a 1938 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers.

Plot

Following the shooting of Billy the Kid by his former friend Sheriff Pat Garrett, lookalike deputy sheriff Roy Rogers, assisted by travelling musical instrument salesman Frog Millhouse, takes his place to defend the honest settlers of Lincoln County, New Mexico, from evil ranchers.

Cast

Soundtrack

  • Roy Rogers – "Born to the Saddle" (Written by Eddie Cherkose)
  • Roy Rogers – "Trail Blazin'" (Written by Eddie Cherkose)
  • Roy Rogers – "Save a Smile for a Rainy Day" (Written by Sid Robin and Foy Willing)
  • Smiley Burnette – "Sing a Little Song About Anything" (Written by Smiley Burnette)
  • Roy Rogers – "When I Camped Under the Stars" (Written by Tim Spencer)
  • Roy Rogers – "When the Sun is Setting on the Prairie" (Written by Eddie Cherkose and Alberto Colombo)
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