The Baron and the Kid

1984 American drama film

The Baron and the Kid

Genre| Drama
Written by| Bill Stratton
Directed by| Gary Nelson
Starring| Johnny Cash
Darren McGavin
Music by| Brad Fiedel
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
Production
Executive producers| Kenneth Kaufman
Michael Lepiner
Producer| Thomas John Kane
Cinematography| John Lindley
Running time| 1 hour 34 minutes
Original release
Release| November 21, 1984 (1984-11-21)

The Baron and the Kid is an 1984 American made-for-television Drama film starring Johnny Cash. The film was directed by Gary Nelson.[1][2]

## Plot[edit]

William “The Baron” Addington (Johnny Cash) is a former pool pro whose lifetime of drinking has cost him his career and family. Trying to set himself straight, he quits drinking and begins to play pool for charity.[1]

When William comes across a young man named Billy Joe Stanley (Greg Webb) managed by Jack Streamer (Darren McGavin), the two team up.[1][2][3]

A series of chance revelations leads William to discover that Billy is his son.[1][2][3]

The two join a tournament before William reveals his true identity as Billy’s father.[1][2][3]

## Cast[edit]

* Johnny Cash as The Baron / Will
* Darren McGavin as Jack Beamer
* Greg Webb as Billy Joe Stanley
* Tracy Pollan as Mary Beth Phillips
* June Carter Cash as Dee Dee Stanley
* Richard Roundtree as Frosty
* Claude Akins as Harley Medford
* Dan Albright as Barney
* Harvey Andrews as Railbird #1
* Bill Ash as Paunehy
* Earl Poole Ball as Dr. Pockett
* Ron Baskin as Referee
* Jere Beery as Jim
* Tracey Bise as Inga
* Ned Bridges as Arnie
* Bill Crabb as No-Neck
* Bill Eudaly as Railbird #2
* Marc Gowan as Railbird
* Tom Harper as Stan
* Charles Kahlenberg as Referee
* Julie Kemp as Jaimie
* Karen Kruger as Helper
* Victoria Loving as Amelia
* Jerry Lyles as Mechanic
* Mike Massey as Manning
* Wallace Merck as Gus
* Danny Nelson as Dixon Vance
* Wendy Michelle Owen as Waitress
* Ralph Pace as Crockett
* Elijah Perry as Teaser (as Jerry Rushing)
* Betty Talmadge as Sarah
* Roy Tatum as Cranker
* Wallace Wilkinson as Brady
* Don Young as Kirk
* Dean DuBois as Trooper Thompson (uncredited)
* Chad Hillman as Patron (uncredited)

## Production[edit]

Production was carried out by Gary Nelson. The movie was filmed in Atlanta,Georgia, as well as Norcross, Georgia, with scenes filmed in Cedartown.[1][2][3]

## Reception[edit]

The movie received mostly positive reviews, receiving an 87% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 69% on Metacritic.[1][3]

## References[edit]

### Citations[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g The Baron and the Kid (1984), retrieved 2022-08-09
2. ^ a b c d e Holden, Stephen (1984-11-21). "JOHNNY CASH IN 'BARON AND THE KID'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
3. ^ a b c d e "The Baron And The Kid". Halcyon Studios. 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2022-08-09.

### General references (sources)[edit]

* "The Mmovie Scene

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Films directed by Gary Nelson

* Molly and Lawless John (1972)
* Santee (1973)
* The Girl on the Late, Late Show (1974)
* The Boy Who Talked to Badgers (1975)
* Freaky Friday (1976)
* Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977, TV miniseries)
* The Black Hole (1979)
* The Pride of Jesse Hallam (1981)
* Jimmy the Kid (1982)
* Murder in Coweta County (1983)
* Murder Me, Murder You (1983)
* More Than Murder (1984)
* The Baron and the Kid (1984)
* Murder in Three Acts (1986)
* Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
* Noble House (1988)
* Shooter (1988)
* Get Smart, Again! (1989)
* The Lookalike (1990)
* Melanie Darrow (1997)

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Johnny Cash

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Studio albums|

| 1950s|

* Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar!
* The Fabulous Johnny Cash
* Hymns by Johnny Cash
* Songs of Our Soil

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1960s|

* Ride This Train
* Now, There Was a Song!
* Hymns from the Heart
* The Sound of Johnny Cash
* Blood, Sweat and Tears
* The Christmas Spirit
* I Walk the Line
* Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian
* Orange Blossom Special
* Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
* Everybody Loves a Nut
* Happiness Is You
* Carryin' On with Johnny Cash & June Carter
* From Sea to Shining Sea
* The Holy Land

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1970s|

* Hello, I'm Johnny Cash
* Man in Black
* A Thing Called Love
* America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song
* The Johnny Cash Family Christmas
* Any Old Wind That Blows
* Johnny Cash and His Woman
* Ragged Old Flag
* The Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me
* The Johnny Cash Children's Album
* Johnny Cash Sings Precious Memories
* John R. Cash
* Look at Them Beans
* One Piece at a Time
* The Last Gunfighter Ballad
* The Rambler
* I Would Like to See You Again
* Gone Girl
* Silver
* A Believer Sings the Truth

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1980s|

* Rockabilly Blues
* Classic Christmas
* The Baron
* The Adventures of Johnny Cash
* Johnny 99
* Highwayman
* Rainbow
* Class of '55: Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming
* Heroes
* Believe in Him
* Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town
* Classic Cash
* Water from the Wells of Home

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1990s|

* Highwayman 2
* Boom Chicka Boom
* The Mystery of Life
* Country Christmas
* American Recordings
* The Road Goes on Forever
* American II: Unchained

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2000–2010s|

* American III: Solitary Man
* American IV: The Man Comes Around
* American V: A Hundred Highways
* American VI: Ain't No Grave
* Out Among the Stars

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Live albums|

* At Folsom Prison
* At San Quentin
* The Johnny Cash Show
* På Österåker
* Strawberry Cake
* Koncert v Praze (In Prague – Live)
* VH1 Storytellers: Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson
* At Madison Square Garden
* A Concert Behind Prison Walls

Soundtracks|

* I Walk the Line
* Little Fauss and Big Halsy

Compilations|

* Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous
* Greatest!
* Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams
* Now Here's Johnny Cash
* All Aboard the Blue Train with Johnny Cash
* Original Sun Sound of Johnny Cash
* Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash
* Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
* Heart of Cash
* Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
* Sunday Morning Coming Down
* International Superstar
* Five Feet High and Rising
* Destination Victoria Station
* Greatest Hits, Vol. 3
* The Unissued Johnny Cash
* Johnny & June
* Tall Man
* Encore
* Biggest Hits
* The Man in Black 1954–1958
* The Man in Black 1959–1962
* Come Along and Ride This Train
* The Essential Johnny Cash (1992)
* Wanted Man
* The Man in Black 1963–1969
* The Man in Black – His Greatest Hits
* 16 Biggest Hits
* Love, God, Murder
* The Essential Johnny Cash (2002)
* Unearthed
* The Legend
* The Legend of Johnny Cash
* Patriot
* 16 Biggest Hits: Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash
* The Legend of Johnny Cash Vol. II
* The Complete Columbia Album Collection
* Johnny Cash and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Songs|

* "25 Minutes to Go"
* "Seasons of My Heart"
* "Any Old Wind That Blows"
* "A Wonderful Time Up There"
* "The Ballad of Boot Hill"
* "The Ballad of Ira Hayes"
* "Ballad of a Teenage Queen"
* "Big River"
* "Blistered"
* "A Boy Named Sue"
* "Busted"
* "Cat's in the Cradle"
* "Cocaine Blues"
* "Cry! Cry! Cry!"
* "Daddy Sang Bass"
* "Dark as a Dungeon"
* "Don't Take Your Guns to Town"
* "Engine 143"
* "Flesh and Blood"
* "The Folk Singer"
* "Folsom Prison Blues"
* "Forty Shades of Green"
* "Get Rhythm"
* "Give My Love to Rose"
* "Goodnight, Irene"
* "Green, Green Grass of Home"
* "Greystone Chapel"
* "Guess Things Happen That Way"
* "Hey, Porter"
* "Home of the Blues"
* "Hurt"
* "I Couldn't Keep from Crying"
* "I Love You Because"
* "I Still Miss Someone"
* "I Walk the Line"
* "If I Had a Hammer"
* "If I Were a Carpenter"
* "In My Life"
* "In the Jailhouse Now"
* "It Ain't Me Babe"
* "Jackson"
* "Kate"
* "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream"
* "The Man Comes Around"
* "Man in Black"
* "The Matador"
* "Oh Lonesome Me"
* "One Piece at a Time"
* "Oney"
* "Orange Blossom Special"
* "The One on the Right Is on the Left"
* "Remember the Alamo"
* "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky"
* "Ring of Fire"
* "Rock Island Line"
* "So Doggone Lonesome"
* "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"
* "Tennessee Flat Top Box"
* "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang"
* "A Thing Called Love"
* "Understand Your Man"
* "What Is Truth"
* "What'd I Say"
* "Without Love"
* "You Are My Sunshine"

Television|

* The Johnny Cash Show

Biographies|

* Man in Black: His Own Story in His Own Words
* Cash: The Autobiography
* Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music
* My Father and the Man in Black
* Walk the Line
* Ring of Fire (musical)
* Ring of Fire (2013 film)

Tribute albums|

* The Sound Behind Johnny Cash
* Kindred Spirits: A Tribute to the Songs of Johnny Cash
* Dressed in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash
* Johnny's Blues: A Tribute to Johnny Cash
* Walk the Line: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
* Fade to Black: Memories of Johnny
* All Aboard: A Tribute to Johnny Cash
* Johnny Cash Remixed
* We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
* Forever Words

Associated acts|

* The Highwaymen
* The Tennessee Three
* Bob Wootton
* Carl Perkins
* W. S. Holland
* Marshall Grant
* Luther Perkins
* Million Dollar Quartet
* The Great Eighties Eight

Family|

* June Carter Cash
* John Carter Cash
* Rosanne Cash
* Cindy Cash
* Carlene Carter
* Tommy Cash
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Historical sites|

* Dyess, Arkansas
* Johnny Cash Boyhood Home
* Johnny Cash Museum
* House of Cash
* Carter Family Fold

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June Carter Cash

Studio albums|

* Carryin' On with Johnny Cash & June Carter (1967)
* Johnny Cash and His Woman (1973)
* Appalachian Pride (1975)
* Press On (1999)
* Wildwood Flower (2003)
* Louisiana Hayride (2003)

Compilation albums|

* Johnny & June (1978)
* Keep on the Sunny Side: June Carter Cash – Her Life in Music (2005)
* June Carter and Johnny Cash: Duets (2006)
* 16 Biggest Hits (2006)

Tribute albums|

* Anchored in Love: A Tribute to June Carter Cash (2007)

Songs|

* "Juke Box Blues"

Related musical acts|

* Carter Family
* Mother Maybelle & the Carter Sisters
* Johnny Cash
* Carlene Carter
* Rosie Nix Adams
* John Carter Cash
* Rosanne Cash

Movies|

* Country Music Holiday
* Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus
* Murder in Coweta County
* The Baron and the Kid
* The Apostle
* Walk the Line
* Ring of Fire

Related|

* Carter Family discography
* Duets with Johnny Cash
* Carter Family Fold
* Carter Family picking
* House of Cash
* The Johnny Cash Show

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