The Left-Handed Gun Movie Review 1958

An offbeat version of the exploits of Billy the Kid, which portrays him as a 19th-century Wild West juvenile delinquent. Newman's role, which he method-acted, was originally intended for James Dean. Based on a 1955 Philco teleplay by Gore Vidal.

Distribution

Time-Life Video and Television, 1450 Palmyra Ave., Richmond, VA 23227-4420, Phone: (804)266-6330, Toll-free: 800-950-7887, Fax: (757)427-7905

Available on VHS
Running time 102 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Westerns, Biopics: Cops & Robbers, Adapted from Television, Billy the Kid

Cast

Paul Newman, Lita Milan, John Dehner

Director

Arthur Penn