The Baron and the Kid
5.7
“Nothing to lose ... everything to win”
Johnny Cash heads the cast in this sentimental drama, which follows a famed pool hustler (Cash) whose reunion with his long-lost son (Greg Webb) sets the stage for a series of adventures as they join forces to open a pool hall. Based on a hit song written by Cash, the film also stars Richard Roundtree, Tracy Pollan, June Carter Cash and Darren McGavin. The Cash family patriarch performs on the soundtrack.
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Johnny Cash
The Baron
Known for
North and South
June Carter Cash
Dee Dee Stanley
Known for
The Apostle
Gary Nelson
Bill Stratton
Thomas John Kane
Darren McGavin
Jack Beamer
Known for
A Christmas Story
Billy Madison
Kenneth Kaufman
Paul Richey
Greg Webb
Billy Joe Stanley
Known for
Puppet Master II
Alcatraz
Michael Lepiner
Billy Sherrill
Tracy Pollan
Mary Beth Phillips
Known for
Inventing Anna
A Stranger Among Us
Gary Nelson Director · Bill Stratton Writer Brad Fiedel Composer
First release November 21, 1984 · Produced in United States · Production CBS
Production
Telecom Entertainment Inc.
Production
CBS
Production · Distribution
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
U.S. Outlying Islands · November 21, 1984
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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