The Apache Kid's Escape

The Apache Kid's Escape
The Apache Kid's Escape
	Original film poster
Directed by	Robert J. Horner
Written by	Robert J. Horner
Produced by	Robert J. Horner
Starring	Jack Perrin; Josephine Hill
Cinematography	Bert Baldridge
Edited by	William Austin
Music by	Baby, Oh Where Can You Be written by Frank Magnine; Ted Kohler
Production; company	Cosmos Productions
Release date	November 22, 1930;
Running time	51 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Apache Kid's Escape is a 1930 American Western film written, produced and directed by Robert J. Horner and starring Jack Perrin and his wife Josephine Hill.^[1] It was a remake of The White Outlaw (1929). The film was shot in Valencia, California.^[2] Jack Perrin's five-picture deal with Horner ended up in court when Perrin only received $1,425 out of the $2,900 that was agreed upon.^[3]

Plot

Hurt by his sister's letter saying they can not accept the money he sent for his sick mother as it was obtained illegally, the Apache Kid decides to go on the straight and narrow. Others including Buck Harris and Ted Conway decide to use the Apache Kid's trademark of a chequered scarf to commit robberies.

Cast

Jack Perrin as Jim AKA The Apache Kid
Fred Church as Ted Conway
Josephine Hill as Jane Wilson
Virginia Ashcroft as Sally Wilson
Bud Osborne as Buck Harris
Fred Burns as Bill Lang
Henry Roquemore as Frank Conway
Charles Le Moyne as Another Sheriff
Buzz Barton as Tim Wells
Horace B. Carpenter as Larry Wilson
Starlight the Horse as himself

References

^ Pitts, Michael R. (September 17, 2015). Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland. pp. 170–171. ISBN 978-1-4766-1036-8. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
^ Schneider, Jerry L. Western Movie Making Locations Vol 1 Southern California Corriganville Press; First Edition (July 27, 2011)
^ Brooker p. 23