The Sombrero Kid

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Don 'Red' Barry Jerry Holden

Lynn Merrick Dorothy Russell

Robert Homans Marshal Thomas Holden

John James Tommy Holden

Joel Friedkin Uriah Martin