Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush

Synopsis

In TV's pioneer days when kids idolized the Lone Ranger, the Texas Kid was a knight errant of the frontier leading the fight for law and order alongside his Mexican companion Pepe. In this rarely-seen TV pilot, the Kid and Pepe intercede on behalf of the murdered rancher's daughter, openly defying the landgrabbers in a cow town so lawless that rustlers operate in broad daylight! Shot at the Corrigan Ranch in 1950, TEXAS KID co-starred Mercury Records recording artist John Laurenz as Pepe and stuntman Hugh Hooker as the Kid. Hooker, a specialist in stunts involving horses and stagecoaches, often doubled Gene Autry and even produced a few movies, including the low-budget gem . That movie's star was Hugh's teenage son Buddy Joe Hooker, whose own subsequent, stellar stunt career inspired HOOPER (1978), Burt Reynolds' hit comedy tribute to movie stuntmen.

Main Cast

Hugh Hooker

Don Sturgis aka The Texas Kid

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

John Laurenz

Pepe Martinez

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Pamela Blake

Betty Johnson

Age : 94 | Popularity : 3%

Terry Frost

Ray Finch

Age : 86 | Popularity : 4%

Monte Blue

Sheriff

Age : 76 | Popularity : 3%

James Kirkwood

Tim Johnson

Age : 87 | Popularity : 5%

Frank Jaquet

Judge

Age : 73 | Popularity : 7%

Frank J. Scannell

Frank Blake

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Robert Emmett Tansey
Writing	Writer	Robert Emmett Tansey
Department	Role	Name

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