The Arizona Kid

The Arizona Kid

The border's greatest bandit will steal your heart in this great outdoor Movietone romance, portrayed by sparkling WARNER BAXTER

1930 · 88 min · ★ 7.0 · Romance, Western, Mystery

The Arizona Kid carries out his mission as a Robin Hood-type bandit while posing as a wealthy and carefree miner. He falls for an eastern girl, Virginia Hoyt, accompanied by presumably her brother, Dick Hoyt, actually her husband. The Kid's mine is raided and two of his friends are killed and he learns that Dick and Virginia are the culprits...

Directed by Alfred Santell · Written by Ralph Block

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