Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Full Documentary | American Experience PBS

Long before Paul Newman and Robert Redford immortalized them on screen, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid captivated Americans from coast to coast. Official Website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexpe... In an era in which cold-blooded killers such as Jesse James and the Younger Brothers terrorized the American West, Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid and their Wild Bunch gang took a smart and methodical approach to bank and train robbery. In the 1890s, their thrilling exploits — robbing banks and trains and then seemingly vanishing into thin air — became front-page news and the basis of rumor and myth, captivating Americans from coast to coast. But who were Robert Leroy Parker and Harry Alonzo Longabaugh? What really happened after they formed the Wild Bunch gang? And how did they manage to pull off some of the most spectacular holdups in western history while eluding the Pinkertons, the nation’s largest and most feared private detective force? Separating fact from fiction, BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID explores the last pair of outlaws to flee on horseback into the setting sun of a disappearing West. © 2014 WGBH Educational Foundation 00:00 The Wilcox Train Robbery (June 2, 1899) 05:11 Butch Cassidy’s Mormon upbringing 8:50 How Robert Parker became Butch Cassidy 14:30 How Harry Longabaugh became the Sundance Kid 18:02 The Sundance Kid’s failed train robbery 21:09 The Meeting of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 24:54 The Mythology of Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch 27:06 The Pinkerton Detective Agency 30:12 Tracking down the Wild Bunch 34:53 The “Fort Worth Five” Photo 38:47 Butch and Sundance flee the west 39:50 Who was Etta Place? 41:33 Butch and Sundance escape to Argentina 47:12 The death of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid #ButchCassidy #SundanceKid #WildBunch #EttaPlace #Pinkertons #TheWest #WildWest #Outlaw #TrueCrime #Myth #America #History #Documentary This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station: https://www.pbs.org/donate Subscribe to the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE channel for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmericanExp... Enjoy full episodes of your favorite AMERICAN EXPERIENCE shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS App: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR FOLLOW AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Newsletter: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexpe... Facebook:   / americanexperiencepbs   Instagram:   / americanexperiencepbs   Threads: https://www.threads.net/@americanexpe...