The Sombrero Kid

The Sombrero Kid

56 mins | Romance, Western | July 31, 1942

A well-acted, well-paced entry in the Don "Red" Barry Western series from Republic Pictures, The Sombrero Kid featured the diminutive Barry as Jerry Holden, the apparent son and heir of veteran lawman Tom Holden (Robert Homans). But when Holden Sr. is killed by one of Banker Martin's (Joel Friedkin) gang of claim jumpers, Jerry learns that his real father was Bart Clanton, a notorious bandit killed by Marshal Holden, who then raised the orphaned boy as his own.

The Sombrero Kid

56 mins | Romance, Western | July 31, 1942

The Sombrero Kid
A well-acted, well-paced entry in the Don "Red" Barry Western series from Republic Pictures, The Sombrero Kid featured the diminutive Barry as Jerry Holden, the apparent son and heir of veteran lawman Tom Holden (Robert Homans). But when Holden Sr. is killed by one of Banker Martin's (Joel Friedkin) gang of claim jumpers, Jerry learns that his real father was Bart Clanton, a notorious bandit killed by Marshal Holden, who then raised the orphaned boy as his own.
Producers Republic Pictures
Original title The Sombrero Kid
Directors George Sherman
Writers Norman S. Hall

Cast

Don Barry

as Jerry Holden

Lynn Merrick

as Dorothy Russell

Robert Homans

as Marshal Thomas Holden

John James

as Tommy Holden

Joel Friedkin

as Uriah Martin

Rand Brooks

as Philip Martin

Stuart Hamblen

as Smoke Denton

Robert McKenzie

as Judge Tater

Slim Andrews

as Panamint

Anne O'Neal

as Mrs. Barnett