Newly appointed sheriff Pat Garrett is pleased when his old friend Doc Holliday arrives in Lincoln, New Mexico on the stage. Doc is trailing his stolen horse, and it is discovered in the possession of Billy the Kid. In a surprising turnaround, Billy and Doc become friends. This causes the friendship between Doc and Pat to cool. The odd relationship between Doc and Billy grows stranger when Doc hides Billy at his girl Rio's place after Billy is shot.
Newly appointed sheriff Pat Garrett is pleased when his old friend Doc Holliday arrives in Lincoln, New Mexico on the stage. Doc is trailing his stolen horse, and it is discovered in the possession of Billy the Kid. In a surprising turnaround, Billy and Doc become friends. This causes the friendship between Doc and Pat to cool. The odd relationship between Doc and Billy grows stranger when Doc hides Billy at his girl Rio's place after Billy is shot.
The film's narrative centers on individual relationships, survival, and personal defiance within a classic Western setting, rather than explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or engaging in broader societal critique.
The film features traditional casting with predominantly white actors in all main roles, reflecting common practices of its time. The narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, without any explicit critique or central DEI themes.
The Outlaw is a Western film primarily focused on heterosexual relationships and the exploits of historical figures like Billy the Kid and Doc Holliday. There are no discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the film's plot or character arcs, resulting in a net impact of N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Outlaw (1943) is an original film that introduces its own characters, including fictionalized versions of historical figures. There is no prior source material or established canon where these characters were depicted with a different gender than their portrayal in this film.
The film "The Outlaw" (1943) features historical figures like Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday, and Pat Garrett, all of whom were historically white. The actors cast in these roles, Jack Buetel, Walter Huston, and Thomas Mitchell respectively, were also white. The primary fictional character, Rio McDonald, played by Jane Russell, is also depicted as white. No characters established as one race are portrayed as a different race.
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