1941 - Robin Hood of the Pecos
Film | |
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Title | Robin Hood of the Pecos |
Year | 1941 |
Type | Film with Robin Hood-related title |
Country | USA |
Production | Republic Pictures Corporation |
Distribution | Republic Pictures |
Studio | |
Episodes | 1 |
Duration | 59 min |
Colour | B/w |


By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-02-28. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-05-17.
This film's premise is that "[f]ollowing the dark days of the Civil War the South faced a new enemy, the carpet-bagger. Using the cloak of politics to make a travesty of the Courts of Justice, they plundered a people beaten but unbowed, still eager to fight, unafraid to die for their vanquished land."Plot
U.S.Army Colonel Davis comes to Purvis County, telling the locals they can take the amnesty oath to end Martial Law. They do so, and Davis sets the prisoners free. An election is held. Vance Corbin is elected sheriff, Wilbur Cravens judge. As he is starting to look into Ballard's corrupt practices, Colonel Davis is shot by Stacy, one of Ballard's employees. With the colonel out of the way, Ballard reestablishes his corrupt regime. Vance Corbin escapes before he can be caught, but Belle Starr and William Horniday, who is now known to be the Night Rider, are arrested. Marshall law is reintroduced: "By Decree of General Wright, Military Commander of Texas, Martial Law shall be established in Purvis County under Ambrose Ballard until the murderer of Colonel Davis is apprehended." After the two prisoners have been found not guilty by a jury, Ballard declares a mistrial and sentences them to death before a firing squad.
Cast and crew
All credits from the film unless otherwise indicated in footnotes.
Cast
Role | Actor |
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Ambrose Ballard | Cy Kendall |
Belle Starr | Sally Payne |
Captain Jeff Morgan | William Haade |
Gabriel 'Gabby' Hornaday | George 'Gabby' Hayes |
Jailer Guffy | Roscoe Ates |
Jeanie Grayson | Marjorie Reynolds |
Kezeye | Leigh Whipper |
Mose | ? |
Sam Starr | Eddie Acuff |
Stacy | Jay Novello |
Vance Corbin | Roy Rogers |
Wilbur Cravens | Robert Strange |
Crew
Function | Name |
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Associate producer | Joseph Kane |
Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
Director | Joseph Kane |
Film editor | Charles Craft |
Musical director | Cy Feuer |
Original story | Hal Long |
Production manager | Al Wilson |
Screenplay | Olive Cooper |
Story writer | Hal Long |
Technical data and formats
Audio | Mono |
International releases
Country | Title | Release date |
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USA | Robin Hood of the Pecos | 1941-01-14 |
Sources
- David Crockett's Almanack: Overlooked Films: Robin Hood of the Pecos (21 Feb. 2012)
- IMDB: Robin Hood of the Pecos
- Wikipedia: Robin Hood of the Pecos.
Background
- IMDb: Hal Long (I) (1907–1981)
- IMDb: Robert Strange
- Wikipedia: Al Wilson (pilot)
- Wikipedia: Carpetbagger
- Wikipedia: Charles Craft
- Wikipedia: Cy Feuer
- Wikipedia: Cy Kendall
- Wikipedia: Eddie Acuff
- Wikipedia: George "Gabby" Hayes
- Wikipedia: Ironclad Oath
- Wikipedia: Jack A. Marta
- Wikipedia: Jay Novello
- Wikipedia: Joseph Kane
- Wikipedia: Leigh Whipper
- Wikipedia: Marjorie Reynolds
- Wikipedia: Republic Pictures
- Wikipedia: Roscoe Ates
- Wikipedia: Roy Rogers
- Wikipedia: Sally Payne
- Wikipedia: William Haade.
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Merchandising (trading card?) / From David Crockett's Almanack: Overlooked Films: Robin Hood of the Pecos.
Merchandising (trading card?) / From David Crockett's Almanack: Overlooked Films: Robin Hood of the Pecos.