#henry mccarty

[yourworstgf]

I see a pattern emerging with people named Billy

[pastfutureforeverclub]

BILLY THE KID (2022) Tom Blyth as Billy the Kid (Henry McCarty)

#billythekid #billythekid2022 #tomblyth #henrymccarty

[enviedear]

modern!farmhand billy bonney...

—fic coming soon, shoutout nonnie that requested it! here's a moodboard until i get it finished <3

[mikeywaterz]

happy new years to billy and doc from young guns and young guns II who are both dead but probably making out sloppy rn

[dcdreamblog]

Found a person of interest but I fear my research has turned up very little. The individual seemed to be called 'the Outlaw' or in a few accounts Billy the Kid (not the one you know). What little info I is scant, but they seemed to be a contemporary of Jonah Hex, if that helps.

I believe the figure you're most likely talking about is one Richard "Rick" Wilson. Again any actual Western historians will have to correct me if I get any of this wrong since its not my wheelhouse.

(Dime Novel from the popular "All Star Western" publishing house, circa November 1920. Note the other story of infamous masked lawman El Diablo in the bottom right) Rick Wilson seems to have been born somewhere in Texas, the exact location and date of his birth is unknown but he was born to semi-retired Texas Ranger Sam Wilson, a respected member of that organization.

Rick was recalled by those who knew him in childhood as an energetic youth who worshiped the ground his father walked on, especially after accompanying his father on a raid against a den of bandits in the nearby desert.

At some point in young adulthood Rick and Sam had some sort of violent falling out (Rick's adopted sister Paloma said it was most likely due to Sam's disapproval of Rick's desire to follow him into the Texas Rangers, the elder Wilson having been long disillusioned with law enforcement) Rick is counted among the members of the infamous Fenton Gang at some point later on where he was drawn into conflict with his father that eventually resulted in a duel where the elder Wilson was shot in the shoulder and Rick Wilson rode out of town never to be seen again. Or at least vanishing from historical record. The most interesting thing about Wilson is his eventual conflation with infamous outlaw Henry McCarty AKA Billy the Kid. This confusion can almost fully be laid at the feet of the popular All Star Western dime novel series. After the serialization of Wilson's story they kept the "Outlaw" header on a series of biographical and tall tales from McCarty's life, creating a pop culture confusion between the two men.

(An All Star Western novel, circa July 1921. Note this is a Billy the Kid story with the same "Outlaw" header as the serialization of the Wilson story)

[donkihxoths]

The skies of Lincoln County were as blue as blue could be

And the sun that shines on you, well it used to shine on me

And I knew the smell of woodsmoke and I liked the taste of beer

The only difference now is I’m not here

[jbk405]

I wound up watching Old Henry today after my father called me eager to talk about it (I could hear the little dip in his voice when I said I didn’t recognize the name “Henry McCarty”).  It’s a Late Western, standard “Farmer on a lonely homestead drawn into conflict with bandits” story.

Despite the impressive cinematography, directing, and performances -- which I do need to credit as being well done -- I found the film as a whole pretty unimpressive.  I jokingly predicted the entire plotline when I read the synopsis, and it turned out I was pretty much exactly correct.  The story beats are executed competently enough, but with no spins or twists on any of them to make it stand out.  This means that the story comes across as clichéd instead of being ‘classic’ or ‘throwback’.  Pick pretty much any western out there, either old or new, and you’ll see the same elements play out identically.

If you want my advice, watch The Harder They Fall instead.  That one may not be perfect either, but it comes a heck of a lot closer.

Plus, I’ve got to say that Henry would have saved a whole lot of lives if he had just killed the three outlaws right off the bat.  All the later deaths -- including his own and his brother-in-law -- would have been avoided.  Normally I support the character who wants to avoid bloodshed if possible, but he knew they were coming back so all it did was put it off.  It comes across less as “I have put my bloody ways behind me and do not want to return to them” and more...I dunno, just kinda lazy.

The biggest REACTION I had in the entire film was when I recognized the actors Richard Speight and Max Arciniega.

[pilgrim1975]

On This Day in 1881, Billy the Kid cheats the hangman.

On This Day in 1881, Billy the Kid cheats the hangman.

John Wesley Hardin. Jesse James. Cole Younger. “Curly” Bill Brocius. Gunslingers, killers, thieves and icons of the Wild West. Of all the Western outlaws none has quite the notoriety of “Billy the Kid.” Questionably accused of killing 21 men (one for each year of his short and violent life), Billy is as much a Wild West icon as Wyatt Earp or ‘Wild Bill”’ Hickok. Ask people today to name the first…

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