The Outlaw

The scandalous adult western, The Outlaw, created a firestorm of protest and marked the notorious screen debut of voluptuous Jane Russell. Doc Holliday (Walter Huston) befriends his rival, Billy The Kid (Jack Beutel) after Sheriff Pat Garrett shoots the Kid in a personal vendetta. Near death, Billy is taken to the house of Doc's girl, Rio (Jane Russell), who falls in love with the outlaw. Despite their turbulent love affair, Rio is betrayed and seeks vengeance by helping Garrett and his posse track down Doc and the Kid. Alliances are made and broken as the four follow a course of treachery and deceit into the unforgiving desert.

Scenes like Rio's sexy roll in the hay with Billy were deemed too racy by the censors and this explosive Western sat on the shelf for years. Buxom Jane Russell captivates with beauty and suggestive innuendo. Directed and produced by Howard Hughes, it launched her career as a worldwide sex symbol.

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