Based on a true story of the West, for a change.
Thanks to the thoughtful screenplay and excellent direction by Abraham Polonsky, "Willie Boy" is an exciting western chase story, but much more importantly, one of the few major Hollywood films that has ever delt sensitively with the question of the American white man's
treatment of the American indian.
A young Sheriff Robert Redford, 1909, is hunting down a young American indian (well played by Robert Blake). An absorbing drama by a blacklisted Hollywood director.
One of two Westerns made in 1969 to co-star Robert Redford and Katharine Ross, the other being Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
This one, unfortunately, may be hard to find in your library for loan. It goes for $15 on amazon.com
Cast
Robert Redford as Deputy Sheriff Christopher 'Coop' Cooper
Katharine Ross as Lola
Robert Blake as Willie Boy
Susan Clark as Dr. Elizabeth Arnold
Barry Sullivan as Ray Calvert
John Vernon as George Hacker
Charles Aidman as Judge Benby
Charles McGraw as Sheriff Frank Wilson
Shelly Novack as Johnny Finney
Robert Lipton as Charlie Newcombe
Lloyd Gough as Dexter
Ned Romero as Tom
John Wheeler as Newman
Erik Holland as Digger (as Eric Holland)
Garry Walberg as Dr. Mills
February 1, 2010
