Young Billy Young

1969 film by Burt Kennedy

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Young Billy Young

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Burt Kennedy
Written by| Heck Allen (novel) "Who Rides with Wyatt"
(as Will Henry)
Screenplay by| Burt Kennedy
Produced by| Max E. Youngstein
Starring| Robert Mitchum
Angie Dickinson
Robert Walker Jr.
David Carradine
Jack Kelly
Paul Fix
Cinematography| Harry Stradling Jr.
Edited by| Otho Lovering
Music by| Shelly Manne

Production
company

Talbot-Youngstein

Distributed by| United Artists

Release dates

* September 17, 1969 (1969-09-17) (Denver, Colorado)
* October 15, 1969 (1969-10-15) (United States)

Running time

| 89 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Young Billy Young is a 1969 Western film in Deluxe Color starring Robert Mitchum and featuring Angie Dickinson, Robert Walker Jr. (in the title role), David Carradine, Jack Kelly (who plays a villain dressed like his character Bart Maverick in the television series Maverick), Deana Martin (in her screen debut) and Paul Fix. The story was based on a novel by Heck Allen titled "Who Rides with Wyatt" (written pseudonymously as Will Henry) and the screenplay was by Burt Kennedy; the film was directed by Kennedy.

## Plot

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On the trail, Ben Kane, a former Dodge City lawman, comes across Billy Young, who has no horse and was abandoned by partner Jesse Boone soon after the killing of a Mexican general.

Kane lets young Billy accompany him to a town in New Mexico where he has a job waiting for him as deputy sheriff. Kane's real aim is to find the man who murdered his son.

In town, Kane learns from dance-hall girl Lily Beloit that two men who run the town, John Behan and Frank Boone, secretly intend to gun down Kane first chance they get. Frank Boone may be the one Kane is looking for, but Jesse, who is Frank's son, lands in jail first, accused of shooting Doc Cushman.

Kane and Lily become lovers. Billy, meanwhile, springs Jesse from jail, but feels guilty once Lily reveals to him what happened to Kane's son. After he deals with Behan and the older Boone, the deputy turns in his badge, but recommends Billy for the job.

## Cast

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* Robert Mitchum as Deputy Ben Kane
* Angie Dickinson as Lily Beloit
* Robert Walker Jr. as Billy Young
* David Carradine as Jesse Boone
* Jack Kelly as John Behan
* John Anderson as Frank Boone
* Paul Fix as Charlie (stagecoach driver)
* Willis Bouchey as Doc Cushman
* Parley Baer as Bell
* Robert Anderson as Gambler (billed as Bob Anderson)
* Rodolfo Acosta as Mexican officer
* Deana Martin as Evie

## Production

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Young Billy Young was filmed on location at Old Tucson, Arizona.

## Reception

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Howard Thompson of The New York Times thought the film seemed like a mediocre television show, however he found Mitchum and Robert Walker Jr. entertaining: "The picture .. contains two casually expert performances by two professionals, namely Mitchum and young Walker, who also share some tangy, amusing dialogue. Even in a walk-through set-up, Mitchum can do laconic wonders with a good wise-crack, such as the devastating one that closes the picture."[1]

## Soundtrack

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Young Billy Young

Soundtrack album by

Shelly Manne

Released| 1969
Recorded| 1969
Genre| Film score
Length| 29:37
Label| United Artists
UAS 5199
Producer| Shelly Manne
Shelly Manne chronology
| Daktari
(1967)  | Young Billy Young
(1969)  | Outside
(1970)

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The film score was composed, arranged and conducted by Shelly Manne, and the soundtrack album was released on the United Artists label in 1969.[2] The main title, sung by Robert Mitchum, was also released as a single.[3]

### Track listing

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All compositions by Shelly Manne, except as indicated

1. "Young Billy Young (Main Title)" (Shelly Manne, Ernie Sheldon) - 4:09
2. "Mexican Soldiers" - 1:55
3. "Kane's Vision" - 2:42
4. "Stagecoach Stomp" - 2:18
5. "Lily and Kane (Love Theme)" - 3:13
6. "The Train (Pup Tent)" - 2:31
7. "Jail Surrounded" - 3:55
8. "Quicksand" - 3:21
9. "Boone Done In" - 2:24
10. "Young Billy Young (Reprise)" (Manne, Sheldon) - 2:52

## See also

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* List of American films of 1969

## References

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1. ^ Thompson, Howard (October 16, 1969). "Young Billy Young". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
2. ^ "United Artists Album Discography: 4000/5000 Series (1958-1972)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
3. ^ "45 Cat.com". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2015.

## External links

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* Young Billy Young at IMDb
* Young Billy Young at the TCM Movie Database
* Young Billy Young at Rotten Tomatoes

* v
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Films directed by Burt Kennedy

* The Canadians (1961)
* Mail Order Bride (1964)
* The Rounders (1965)
* The Money Trap (1965)
* Return of the Seven (1966)
* Welcome to Hard Times (1967)
* The War Wagon (1967)
* Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
* Young Billy Young (1969)
* The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
* Dirty Dingus Magee (1970)
* The Deserter (1970)
* Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)
* Hannie Caulder (1971)
* The Train Robbers (1973)
* Sidekicks (1974)
* All the Kind Strangers (1974)
* Shootout in a One-Dog Town (1974)
* The Killer Inside Me (1976)
* Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid (1978)
* Wolf Lake (1981)
* The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory (1987)
* The Trouble with Spies (1987)
* Once Upon a Texas Train (1988)
* Big Bad John (1990)
* Suburban Commando (1991)

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* t
* e

Shelly Manne

Studio
albums|

* The Three & The Two (1954)
* The West Coast Sound (1955)
* Swinging Sounds (1956)
* More Swinging Sounds (1956)
* Shelly Manne & His Friends (1956)
* My Fair Lady (1956)
* Li'l Abner (1957)
* Concerto for Clarinet & Combo (1957)
* The Gambit (1958)
* Bells Are Ringing (1958)
* Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn (1959)
* Son of Gunn!! (1959)
* The Proper Time (1960)
* Shelly Manne & His Men Play Checkmate (1961)
* Sounds Unheard Of! (1962)
* 2-3-4 (1962)
* Empathy (1962)
* My Son the Jazz Drummer! (1962)
* My Fair Lady with the Un-original Cast (1964)
* Manne–That's Gershwin! (1965)
* Sounds! (1966)
* Jazz Gunn (1967)
* Perk Up (1967)
* Daktari (1967)
* Outside (1969)
* Mannekind (1972)
* Essence (1977)

Live
albums|

* At the Black Hawk 1 (1959)
* At the Black Hawk 2 (1959)
* At the Black Hawk 3 (1959)
* At the Black Hawk 4 (1959)
* At the Black Hawk 5 (1959)
* Ruth Price with Shelly Manne & His Men at the Manne-Hole (1961)
* Live! Shelly Manne & His Men at the Manne-Hole (1961)
* Boss Sounds! (1966)
* Alive in London (1970)
* French Concert (1977)

Soundtracks|

* Young Billy Young (1969)

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