 (Courtesy of Les Adams) Above is the title lobby card to BILLY THE KID'S FIGHTING PALS (PRC, 1941). In the inset at the bottom left, you can spot Fuzzy St. John, Curley Dresden (hands in the air), Sherry Tansey and Wally West (behind Steele), and moustached Carleton Young on the right with the six-shooter. When Steele left for Republic Pictures and the Three Mesquiteers' series, PRC hired Buster Crabbe as the new 'Billy the Kid'.  (From Old Corral image collection) Above is a duotone title lobby card for the re-release of BILLY THE KID'S FIGHTING PALS (PRC, 1941). Steele has an armlock around Dave O'Brien, while veteran Rex Lease (in white shirt) is shown in the inset on the top left and bottom right. Steele has a slightly different hat style, but the drawstring shirt is there. The interesting thing with this duotone lobby card is that the cast shown in the photo insets doesn't match the FIGHTING PALS movie and cast. The scenes and cast are from BILLY THE KID IN SANTA FE (PRC, 1941) - in that film, Rex Lease played Steele's helper Jeff (instead of Carleton Young) and Dave O'Brien was a baddie. Below is the original release title lobby card to BILLY THE KID IN SANTA FE (PRC, 1941). When the ever thrifty PRC re-released SANTA FE and needed lobby cards, they found whatever they had on file ... and used that ... and simply changed the film title. Who would notice?  (Courtesy of Les Adams)  (Courtesy of Les Adams) Above from L-to-R are Jack Hendricks (AKA Ray Henderson), Carleton Young, Louise Currie, Kenne Duncan, Bob Steele, John Merton, Hal Price, Reed Howes and Al 'Fuzzy' St. John in a scene from BILLY THE KID OUTLAWED (PRC, 1940). Crops/blowups below provide a better view of the faces.  |
 (Courtesy of Les Adams) |  | Spelling errors were not uncommon, and this pressbook ad contains two: Carlton Young should be Carleton (with an e), and Louise Curry should be Currie. |