The Baron and the Kid
Brief Synopsis
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A legendary pool player, known as "The Baron," is challenged by a young hustler, "The Cajun Kid," who turns out to be the son he never knew, and then must forge a relationship with him. Cash's hit song, "The Baron," provided the basis of this film, much the same way that Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler"
Cast & Crew
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Gary Nelson
Director
Tracy Pollan
Julia Kemp
Dan Albright
Johnny Cash
Danny Nelson
Film Details
Also Known As
Baron and the Kid
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1984
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A legendary pool player, known as "The Baron," is challenged by a young hustler, "The Cajun Kid," who turns out to be the son he never knew, and then must forge a relationship with him. Cash's hit song, "The Baron," provided the basis of this film, much the same way that Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler" and "Coward of the Country" set the tone for his hit TV movies.
Director
Gary Nelson
Director
Cast
Tracy Pollan
Julia Kemp
Dan Albright
Johnny Cash
Danny Nelson
Roy Tatum
Don Young
Bill Crabb
Claude Akins
Ron Baskin
Jerry Rushing
Greg Webb
June Carter Cash
Charles Kahlenberg
Mike Massey
Ned Bridges
Victoria Loving
Ralph Pace
Wallace Merck
Bill Ash
Jerry Lyles
Marc Gowan
Betty Talmadge
Tracey Bise
Richard Roundtree
Harvey Andrews
Earl Poole Ball
Karen Kruger
Jere Beery
Tom Harper
Wallace Wilkinson
Bill Eudaly
Darren Mcgavin
Crew
Gary Alper
Sound Mixer
Bonnie Arnold
Assistant Production Coordinator
Mary Bailey
Script Supervisor
Nan Bernstein Freed
Unit Manager Assistant
Herschell Bickley
Transportation Captain
Helen Butler
Wardrobe Supervisor
Johnny Cash
Song Performer
Skip Chasey
Assistant
Jack Cooley
Rerecording
Shirley Fulton Crumley
Casting
Steven Drellich
Assistant Camera Operator
Harry Drennan
Property Master
Peggy Farrell Salten
Costume Designer
Howard Feuer
Casting
Brad Fiedel
Music
Robert J Franco
Set Decorator
Paul Fried
Post-Production Supervisor
Paul Fried
Editor
Richard Friedlander
Assistant Sound Editor
J Kathleen Gibson
Assistant Sound Editor
Joe Gutowski
Apprentice
Robert Hein
Sound Editor
Ron Kalish
Sound Editor
Thomas Kane
Line Producer
Thomas Kane
Production Manager
Dan Allan Karlin
Music Editor
John Kelly
Construction Coordinator
Cheryl Kilburn
Wardrobe
Lori Kornspun
Assistant Editor
Tony Kupersmith
Key Grip
Stratton Leopold
Location Casting
Michael Lepiner
Executive Producer
Michael Lepiner
Producer
John Lindley
Director Of Photography
William L Lukather
Assistant Director
Tom Luse
Location Manager
Constantine Makris
Camera Operator
Mike Massey
Technical Advisor
Mark Mcgann
Assistant Director
Jody Milano
Production Coordinator
Vicki Morrison-phillis
Makeup
Gary Nelson
Producer
Bitty O'sullivan-smith
Sound Editor
Aaron F. Quarles
Hair
Paul Richey
Song
Jeremy Ritzer
Casting
Scott Rosenstock
On-Set Dresser
Karl Schurman
Gaffer
Linda Shamest Rosman
Assistant Sound Editor
Billy Sherrill
Song
Lonnie Smith
Stunt Coordinator
Michelle Sommer
Property Master
Bill Stratton
Screenplay
Jerry Taylor
Song
Gerrit Van Der Meer
Production Auditor
Angelyn Wood
Assistant
Stuart Wurtzel
Production Designer
Film Details
Also Known As
Baron and the Kid
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1984
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States November 21, 1984
