Dalbert Pringle When it comes to 1943's "The Outlaw" (produced and directed by Howard Hughes) - Would it be at all fair of me to say that (from a straight man's perspective) this film's only truly notable asset was, indeed, Jane Russell's "38D-24-36" measurements, and not her acting abilities?Yep. As shallow and sexist as that may sound, it's pretty much the truth. 'Cause as far as even coming close to being a marginally satisfying Western, "The Outlaw" just did not deliver the goods (regardless that its main character was the famed outlaw, Billy, the Kid).I mean, let's face it - "The Outlaw" was (and always will be) all about Jane's breasts. And, believe me, director Howard Hughes sure made damn certain that her cleavage-enhancing blouses revealed as much of her bountiful bosom as the censors would legally allow.Actually filmed in 1941, it took Hughes 2 solid years of battling with the censor board to allow "The Outlaw" to be released as it was (which was unbelievably tame by today's standards).As you can well-imagine, all of this legal wrangling with the censors over Jane's exposed cleavage did absolute wonders for this film as far as free publicity goes. Needless to say - When "The Outlaw" was finally released in 1943, the insatiably curious movie-goers literally lined up right around the block to get a cinematic-gander at Russell's more-than-ample boobs.

Sean Jump The Outlaw is remembered today primarily for being the film debut of the great Jane Russell, and while there are times badly-reviewed films are simply underrated, this is not one of those occasions. Direction is unremarkable, pacing is slow and tepid, and the script never settles on a genre. Is The Outlaw a romance, a comedy, or an adventure film? The screenplay jumps from one to the other, without ever establishing a personality or a consistent tone. The dialog is particularly bad, and even a better cast probably couldn't have done much with the ridiculous things the script requires the performers to say. Miss Russell is literally the film's only bright spot, and while it goes without saying that she brings a lot of beauty and natural sex appeal to the movie, she is also by far the film's most talented actor. Ironically, despite the fact the film is in large measure a vehicle for Miss Russell, she doesn't feature as prominently as she should in the plot, and often disappears for interminable stretches in which nothing much of interest otherwise happens. The Outlaw is simply a failure on almost every level, and even Jane Russell's unique screen presence isn't nearly enough to save it.

tigersharkp40 My oh my, I've seen some butt ugly films in 67 years but I must say that this piece of junk was the worst. A two hour monstrosity that took me a half a day to plow through. I picked this film up at a thrift store for 50 cents and now I know why. I thought it would be a classic, but I should have known better when I saw Howard Hughes on the box. The dialog was idiotic at best and the story was totally absurd and boring to tears. The three male main characters came right out of a bath house for sure. Sorry I had to give this abortion a 1 as I had no choice of a zero. Thank God for Jane Russells magnificent breasts.....all was not lost.

delandsmokin this movie really surprised me. nothing from this era of American movies was like this i've ever seen. you can not think of this as bad acting as some reviewers will say. you have to think of this as "true" acting: they are acting the way people act in real life. not the way we are used to seeing them on camera. this "kid" is like every hardass street punk with a horrible childhood i ever met. you can see the emotional depravity in his gaze on the other characters. his unflinching at being grazed across the hand and shot through the ears; as hard as a hardass can be. crying inside but not letting these people the satisfaction of knowing it. us just waiting for him to retaliate but him having the satisfaction of putting Doc through the heartache. the sexual tension and innuendos between jane and jack are more like modern movies than something from this era. i bet many people left disgusted and went and complained to their pastor they were "demonized" by this movie. many others probably wondered why other films didn't come so close to reality. not gay in any way. 'f' the homos just wishing it was.