Warner Baxter
Film career: Cn.
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In 1930, the studio planned a sequel but discovered that the rights they had acquired only allowed one direct adaptation of O. Henry’s story.{{cite book |author=Francis M. Nevins, Gary D. Keller |title=The Cisco Kid: American Hero, Hispanic Roots |publisher=Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe |year=2008 |isbn=9781931010498 |page=59}} As a workaround, Baxter starred in [[The Arizona Kid (1930 film)|The Arizona Kid]] as Chico Cabrillo, the Arizona Kid, a character similar to the Cisco Kid.{{Cite news |date=1930-12-12 |title=OF THE OUTDOORS |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article83825826 |access-date=2025-05-27 |work=Daily News}}{{Cite book |last=D'Arc |first=James V. |url=https://www.google.com.br/books/edition/When_Hollywood_Came_to_Town/WiLgQUah478C?hl=pt-BR&gbpv=1&dq=%22chico+cabrillo%22+%22arizona+kid%22&pg=PA69&printsec=frontcover |title=When Hollywood Came to Town: A History of Movie Making in Utah |date=2010-09-01 |publisher=Gibbs Smith |isbn=978-1-4236-1984-0 |language=en}} He later returned to the role of the Cisco Kid in [[The Cisco Kid (1931 film)|''The Cisco Kid'']] (1931), ''[[The Stolen Jools]]'' (1931), and ''[[The Return of the Cisco Kid]]'' (1939 film) |
In 1930, the studio planned a sequel but discovered that the rights they had acquired only allowed one direct adaptation of O. Henry’s story.{{cite book |author=Francis M. Nevins, Gary D. Keller |title=The Cisco Kid: American Hero, Hispanic Roots |publisher=Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe |year=2008 |isbn=9781931010498 |page=59}} As a workaround, Baxter starred in [[The Arizona Kid (1930 film)|The Arizona Kid]] as Chico Cabrillo, the Arizona Kid, a character similar to the Cisco Kid.{{Cite news |date=1930-12-12 |title=OF THE OUTDOORS |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article83825826 |access-date=2025-05-27 |work=Daily News}}{{Cite book |last=D'Arc |first=James V. |url=https://www.google.com.br/books/edition/When_Hollywood_Came_to_Town/WiLgQUah478C?hl=pt-BR&gbpv=1&dq=%22chico+cabrillo%22+%22arizona+kid%22&pg=PA69&printsec=frontcover |title=When Hollywood Came to Town: A History of Movie Making in Utah |date=2010-09-01 |publisher=Gibbs Smith |isbn=978-1-4236-1984-0 |language=en}} He later returned to the role of the Cisco Kid in [[The Cisco Kid (1931 film)|''The Cisco Kid'']] (1931), ''[[The Stolen Jools]]'' (1931), and ''[[The Return of the Cisco Kid]]'' (1939 film) |
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By 1936, Baxter was the highest-paid actor in [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]], but by 1943, he had slipped to [[B movie]] roles, and he starred in a series of ''Crime Doctor'' films for [[Columbia Pictures]]. Baxter had roles in more than 100 films from 1914 to 1950.{{cite web| title=Warner Baxter-A Brief Biography| url=http://www.things-and-other-stuff.com/4433/warner-baxter/| date=29 March 2010| author=Cliff Aliperti| publisher=Things and Other Stuff| access-date=2011-11-16}} In 1936, Baxter had what Leonard Maltin considered his finest job of acting in John Ford's ''[[The Prisoner of Shark Island]]''.''Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide'', 3rd edition. |
By 1936, Baxter was the highest-paid actor in [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]],{{cn}} but by 1943, he had slipped to [[B movie]] roles, and he starred in a series of ''Crime Doctor'' films for [[Columbia Pictures]]. Baxter had roles in more than 100 films from 1914 to 1950.{{cite web| title=Warner Baxter-A Brief Biography| url=http://www.things-and-other-stuff.com/4433/warner-baxter/| date=29 March 2010| author=Cliff Aliperti| publisher=Things and Other Stuff| access-date=2011-11-16}} In 1936, Baxter had what Leonard Maltin considered his finest job of acting in John Ford's ''[[The Prisoner of Shark Island]]''.''Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide'', 3rd edition. |
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=== Personal troubles and breakdown === |
=== Personal troubles and breakdown === |
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