
a couple of young vigilantes on a mission to stop a gang of train robbers.
Directed by Peter Hammond, The Phantom Kid leans on a strong ensemble — Michael Tough, Susan Stacey, Jeremy Kaplan — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about western titles of 1977.
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Heading east to Fort Worth to hire a schoolteacher for his frontier town home, Link Jones is stranded with singer Billie Ellis and gambler Sam Beasley when their train is held up. For shelter, Jones leads them to his nearby former home, where he was brought up an outlaw. Finding the gang still living in the shack, Jones pretends to be ready to return to a life crime.
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