

The Sombrero Kid
A well-acted, well-paced entry in the Don "Red" Barry Western series from Republic Pictures, The Sombrero Kid featured the diminutive Barry as Jerry Holden, the apparent son and heir of veteran lawman Tom Holden (Robert Homans). But when Holden Sr. is killed by one of Banker Martin's (Joel Friedkin) gang of claim jumpers, Jerry learns that his real father was Bart Clanton, a notorious bandit killed by Marshal Holden, who then raised the orphaned boy as his own.
Cast

Don 'Red' Barry
Jerry Holden

Lynn Merrick
Dorothy Russell

Robert Homans
Marshal Thomas Holden

John James
Tommy Holden

Joel Friedkin
Uriah Martin

Rand Brooks
Philip Martin

Stuart Hamblen
Smoke Denton

Robert McKenzie
Judge Tater

Slim Andrews
Panamint
Anne O'Neal
Mrs. Barnett
Storyline
A well-acted, well-paced entry in the Don "Red" Barry Western series from Republic Pictures, The Sombrero Kid featured the diminutive Barry as Jerry Holden, the apparent son and heir of veteran lawman Tom Holden (Robert Homans). But when Holden Sr. is killed by one of Banker Martin's (Joel Friedkin) gang of claim jumpers, Jerry learns that his real father was Bart Clanton, a notorious bandit killed by Marshal Holden, who then raised the orphaned boy as his own.
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