The Durango Kid (1940)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Lambert Hillyer

Writer:

Paul Franklin (original screenplay)

Release Date:

15 August 1940 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

Both barrels blazin'! all hands singin'!

Plot:

The first film in which Charles Starrett played an alter-ego character known as "The Durango Kid" but this entry...

Plot Keywords:

Homesteader | Marshal | Rancher | Cattle | Deputy

Cast

Charles Starrett	...	Bill Lowry / The Durango Kid
Luana Walters	...	Nancy Winslow
Kenneth MacDonald	...	Mace Ballard
Francis Walker	...	Henchman Steve
Forrest Taylor	...	Ben Winslow
Melvin Lang	...	Marshal Dan Trayboe
Bob Nolan	...	Bob - Member of Sons of the Pioneers
Pat Brady	...	Pat - Member of Sons of the Pioneers
Frank LaRue	...	Sam Lowry
Sons of the Pioneers	...	Ranch Hands and Musicians

Also Known As:

The Masked Stranger (UK)

Runtime:

61 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Victor High Fidelity Sound System)

Certification:

USA:TV-G (TV rating) | USA:Approved (PCA #6405)

Filming Locations:

Agoura Ranch, Agoura, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Ben Taggart originally was cast as "Marshal Trayboe" and is even in the press-book for that role, but he was replaced by Melvin Lang.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Lady with the Torch (1999)

Soundtrack:

The Prairie Sings a Lullaby

An excellent B western

This is the best edition of the "Durango Kid" series I have seen. Kenneth MacDonald is, as always, an excellent villain. It's nice not to have to put up with the antics of a dopey comic sidekick. The plot is good, but ignore the 1940s outfits on the women.