The Cowboy Kid

The Cowboy Kid

The Cowboy Kid

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The Cowboy Kid

"Love Laughs at Bandits in a Western Romance"

1928

0h 50m

8.0(1 votes)

Western

Overview

Our hero catches a gang of bank robbers while taking time out to romance the banker's pretty daughter.

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Fox Film Corporation

Cast & Crew

7 members

Acting

Rex Bell

Jim Barrett

Rex Bell

Acting

Brooks Benedict

Trig Morgan

Brooks Benedict

Acting

Alice Belcher

Lilly Langton

Alice Belcher

Directing

Joseph De Grasse

John Grover

Joseph De Grasse

Acting

Syd Crossley

Sheriff

Syd Crossley

Acting

Billy Bletcher

Deputy Sheriff

Billy Bletcher

Acting

Mary Jane Temple

Janet Grover

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