BARON AND THE KID, THE

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• Release Year: 1984
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: William 'The Baron' Addington (Johnny Cash) is a former pool pro whose lifetime of boozing has cost him his career and family. Determined to straighten out his life, he gave up drinking and now plays pool only for charity.; ; Eventually, The Baron encounters Billy Joe 'The Cajun Kid' Stanly (Greg Webb)- a brash young pool hustler with immense potential. Managed by Jack Streamer (Darren McGavin). The Kid travels from hall to hall swindling opponents.; ; After a series of chance revelations, The Baron discovers that The Kid is his son- a product of his long ago relationship with Dee Dee Stanley (June Carter Cash). But instead of revealing the true nature of their relationship. The Baron befriends the boy and acts as a positive role model for him by entering in legimate stakes pool tournaments.; ; As father and son grow closer, Streamer starts to fear that he's losing his grip on The Kidand sets out to The Baron by framing him for dirty pool in the biggest competition of his career.
• Cast: Johnny Cash, Darren McGavin, Greg Webb, Tracy Pollan, June Carter Cash, Richard Roundtree, Claude Akins, Dan Albright, Harvey Andrews, Bill Ash, Earl Poole Ball, Ron Baskin, Jere Beery, Tracey Bise, Ned Bridges, Bill Crabb, Bill Eudaly, Marc Gowan, Tom Harper, Charles Kahlenberg, Julie Kemp, Karen Kruger, Victoria Loving, Jerry Lyles, Mike Massey, Wallace Merck, Danny Nelson, Wendy Michelle Owen, Ralph Pace, Elijah Perry, Betty Talmadge, Roy Tatum, Wallace Wilkinson, Don Young, Dean DuBois, Chad Hillman, Gary Nelson, Bill Stratton, Paul Richey, Billy Sherrill, Jerry Taylor
• Director: Gary Nelson
• Runtime: 1:34
• Company: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie