Final film of Kristin Harmon .
Johnny Crawford met the pretty girl next door of Producer John Longenecker, Kelly Harmon. Crawford got a crush on Kelly Harmon so he often stayed in touch with Longenecker just so he could be better connected to Kelly Harmon. When Longenecker decided to produce a short film western movie at the University of Southern California Cinema Department he invited Crawford to play the lead character of Broncho Billy. Longenecker had a long time crush on Kristin Harmon, the lovely older sister of Kelly Harmon. Longenecker invited Kristin Harmon to play the lead girl character of The Artest. Johnny Crawford and Kristin Harmon agreed to work on the short film THE RESURRECTION OF BRONCHO BILLY (1970) started simply because Johnny Crawford had a crush on Kelly Harmon the girl next door to Producer John Longenecker that resulted in an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film 1970.
According to producer John Longenecker's acceptance speech, this short film - which won the Academy Award for Best Live-Action Short Subject - only earned him a "B" from USC Film School.