The Durango Kid (film)
| The Durango Kid | |
|---|---|
 Newspaper advertisement | |
| Directed by | Lambert Hillyer |
| Screenplay by | Paul Franklin |
| Produced by | Jack Fier |
| Starring | Charles Starrett Luana Walters Kenneth MacDonald |
| Cinematography | John Stumar |
| Edited by | Richard Fantl |
| Music by | Bob Nolan Tim Spencer |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Durango Kid is a 1940 American Western directed by Lambert Hillyer, starring Charles Starrett, Luana Walters and Kenneth McDonald.[1] This is the first of 65[2] Durango Kid movies Starrett made at Columbia Pictures.[3]
Plot summary[]
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In this timeless classic western film the protagonist Durango kid (Charles Starrett) stands off against Sam Lowry (Frank LaRue) for the hand of Nancy Winslow (Luana Walters)
Cast[]
- Charles Starrett as Bill Lowry / The Durango Kid
- Luana Walters as Nancy Winslow
- Kenneth MacDonald as Mace Ballard
- Francis Walker as Henchman Steve
- Forrest Taylor as Ben Winslow
- Melvin Lang as Marshal Dan Trayboe
- Bob Nolan as Bob - Member of Sons of the Pioneers
- Pat Brady as Pat - Member of Sons of the Pioneers
- Frank LaRue as Sam Lowry
- Sons of the Pioneers as Ranch Hands and Musicians
Notes[]
Columbia and Starrett also made The Return of the Durango Kid (1945), Landrush (1946), Quick on the Trigger (1948), Laramie (1949), Renegades of the Sage (1949), Horsemen of the Sierras (1949), Streets of Ghost Town (1950), Texas Dynamo (1950), Lightning Guns (1950), Frontier Outpost (1950), Raiders of Tomahawk Creek (1950), Across the Badlands (1950), Junction City (1952).
References[]
- ^ "Five Players Join 'Durango Kid' Cast". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. June 18, 1940. p. 7. Retrieved June 7, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Charles Starrett - IMDb". Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ Boggs, Johnny D. (2013). Billy the Kid on Film, 1911-2012. McFarland. p. 74. ISBN 9781476603353.
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