Two-Fisted Agent (1951)
"Bonanza Town" (original title)

A man's pursuit of some wanted criminals is hindered by the interference of a crooked judge.

Director:

Fred F. Sears

Writers:

Barry Shipman (screenplay), Bert Horswell (screenplay)

Stars:

Charles Starrett, Fred F. Sears, Luther Crockett

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Charles Starrett	...	Steve Ramsay / The Durango Kid
Fred F. Sears	...	Henry Hardison
Luther Crockett	...	Judge Anthony Dillon
Myron Healey	...	Krag Boseman
Charles Horvath	...	Henchman Smoker
Slim Duncan	...	Slin Duncan
Smiley Burnette	...	Smiley

Storyline

Using marked bills, Steve is looking for the supposedly dead Henry Hardison. Coming to Bonanza Town he gets a job with the town boss Crag Bozeman and gets paid with marked bills. He suspects Hardison is Boseman's boss and he is right as Hardison and his men are now planning to get rid of both him and the Durango kid.

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Plot Keywords:

durango kid | series | investigation | gang leader | judge | 

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Taglines:

Smiley cuts up as a barbarous barber! (original print ad)

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Genres:

Action | Music | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 July 1951 (USA)

Also Known As:

Armadilha Sinistra

Filming Locations:

Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

56 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Features West of Dodge City (1947)

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Soundtracks

"It All Goes To Show You"
Written by Smiley Burnette
Sung by Smiley Burnette with Slim Duncan

User Reviews

Good Production Values But Trite Script

The Durango Kid is called upon to clean up a town beset by a ruthless gang that goes unmolested due to the town's judge being in their hip pocket.

Bonanza Town is technically well made, fairly fast-paced, with an adequate amount of action, and also features a few good songs courtesy of Smiley Burnette. However, the script is quite tepid and the movie very forgettable.

I've never seen any of The Durango Kid movies before this one, so I'm not sure how it holds up to others in the series. But the fact that this Saturday matinée style B-western was made in 1951 instead of 1941 and the studio was Columbia Pictures and not Producers Releasing Corporation or Monogram Pictures, leads me to believe that this should have been a better overall picture than it ultimately was.