Movie Description
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush
(1954)Overview
In TV's pioneer days when kids idolized the Lone Ranger, the Texas Kid was a knight errant of the frontier leading the fight for law and order alongside his Mexican companion Pepe. In this rarely-seen TV pilot, the Kid and Pepe intercede on behalf of the murdered rancher's daughter, openly defying the landgrabbers in a cow town so lawless that rustlers operate in broad daylight! Shot at the Corrigan Ranch in 1950, TEXAS KID co-starred Mercury Records recording artist John Laurenz as Pepe and stuntman Hugh Hooker as the Kid. Hooker, a specialist in stunts involving horses and stagecoaches, often doubled Gene Autry and even produced a few movies, including the low-budget gem . That movie's star was Hugh's teenage son Buddy Joe Hooker, whose own subsequent, stellar stunt career inspired HOOPER (1978), Burt Reynolds' hit comedy tribute to movie stuntmen.
Cast
Don Sturgis aka The Texas Kid
Pepe Martinez
Betty Johnson
Ray Finch
Sheriff
Tim Johnson
Judge
Frank Blake
Baden
Henchman Barton
Henchman Ripper
Henchman Brock
Henchman Montana
Sis Johnson
Bobby Johnson
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Facts
Original TitleAdventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush
Status Released
Release Information
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1954-01-01
Original Language
Runtime 01h 17m
Production CompaniesJohn Jay Franklin Productions
Genres
- TV Movie
- Western
