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Feature film — 1942

The Sombrero Kid (1942)

5.00h 56mWestern — Romance

A well-acted, well-paced entry in the Don "Red" Barry Western series from Republic Pictures, The Sombrero Kid featured the diminutive Barry as Jerry Holden, the apparent son and heir of veteran lawman Tom Holden (Robert Homans). But when Holden Sr. is killed by one of Banker Martin's (Joel Friedkin) gang of claim jumpers, Jerry learns that his real father was Bart Clanton, a notorious bandit killed by Marshal Holden, who then raised the orphaned boy as his own.

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Director: George Sherman

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Cast & crew

Don 'Red' Barry as Jerry Holden

Don 'Red' Barry

Jerry Holden

Lynn Merrick as Dorothy Russell

Lynn Merrick

Dorothy Russell

Robert Homans as Marshal Thomas Holden

Robert Homans

Marshal Thomas Holden

John James as Tommy Holden

John James

Tommy Holden

Joel Friedkin as Uriah Martin

Joel Friedkin

Uriah Martin

Rand Brooks as Philip Martin

Rand Brooks

Philip Martin

Stuart Hamblen as Smoke Denton

Stuart Hamblen

Smoke Denton

Robert McKenzie as Judge Tater

Robert McKenzie

Judge Tater

Slim Andrews as Panamint

Slim Andrews

Panamint

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Anne O'Neal

Mrs. Barnett

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