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The Outlaw (1943)
American Western.
Western legends Pat Garrett, Doc Holliday and Billy the Kid are played against each other over the law and the attentions of vivacious country vixen Rio McDonald.
The film is notable as Russell’s breakthrough role, and she became regarded as a sex symbol and a Hollywood icon. Later advertising billed Russell as the sole star.
In 1941, while filming The Outlaw, Hughes felt that the camera did not do justice to Jane Russell’s bust. He employed his engineering skills to design a new cantilevered underwire bra to emphasize her figure.
Although the film was completed in February 1941, Hughes had trouble getting it approved by the Hollywood Production Code Administration due to its emphasis on and display of Russell’s breasts. The Production Administration set the standards for morally acceptable content in motion pictures, and ordered cuts to the film. Hughes reluctantly removed about 40 feet, or a half-minute, of footage that prominently featured Russell’s bosom.
The film was released widely on April 23, 1946, when RKO Radio Pictures premiered the film in San Francisco, where it became a box-office hit.
| Directed by | Howard Hughes |
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| Produced by | Howard Hughes |
| Written by | Jules Furthman |
| Starring | Jack Buetel Jane Russell Walter Huston Thomas Mitchell |
| Music by | Victor Young |
| Cinematography | Gregg Toland |
| Edited by | Wallace Grissell |
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Production
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Howard Hughes Productions
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| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time
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116 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,400,000 |
| Box office | $5,075,000 (est. US/Canada rentals) |
