 Interestingly, the title of this movie promotes a common  misconception that was proved untrue in 1986. Two almost identical  tintypes of Billy the Kid were taken at the same time in 1880. The  original of one tintype disappeared years ago. The second original  tintype was preserved for years in the Sam Diedrick family and came  to light only in 1986. Since tintypes are reversed images, the  picture from the first tintype led to the myth of the left