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Snake River Desperadoes

  • 1951
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  • 54m
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6.8/10
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Smiley Burnette, Don Reynolds, and Charles Starrett in Snake River Desperadoes (1951)
DramaWestern

Hatching a scheme to sell rifles to the Indians as a protection against the white settlers, Jim Haverly (Monte Blue) works both sides against the middle by having his henchmen masquerade as ... Read allHatching a scheme to sell rifles to the Indians as a protection against the white settlers, Jim Haverly (Monte Blue) works both sides against the middle by having his henchmen masquerade as Indians and raid the settlers. With the ranchers preparing for retribution against the Ind... Read allHatching a scheme to sell rifles to the Indians as a protection against the white settlers, Jim Haverly (Monte Blue) works both sides against the middle by having his henchmen masquerade as Indians and raid the settlers. With the ranchers preparing for retribution against the Indians, Haverly's plan is working well until Steve Reynolds/The Durango Kid (Charles Starret... Read all

  • Director
    • Fred F. Sears
  • Writer
    • Barry Shipman
  • Stars
    • Charles Starrett
    • Don Reynolds
    • Tommy Ivo
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    • Director
      • Fred F. Sears
    • Writer
      • Barry Shipman
    • Stars
      • Charles Starrett
      • Don Reynolds
      • Tommy Ivo
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Charles Starrett
    Charles Starrett
    • Steve Reynolds…
    Don Reynolds
    • Little Hawk
    • (as Don Reynolds 'Brown Jug')
    Tommy Ivo
    Tommy Ivo
    • Billy Haverly
    Monte Blue
    Monte Blue
    • Jim Haverly
    Smiley Burnette
    Smiley Burnette
    • Smiley Burnette
    Beulah Archuletta
    • Indian Woman
    • (uncredited)
    Emile Avery
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    George Chesebro
    George Chesebro
    • Josh Haverly
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Clark
    Bill Clark
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Flint
    Sam Flint
    • Jason Fox
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Horvath
    Charles Horvath
    • Chief Black Eagle
    • (uncredited)
    Russell Meeker
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Boyd 'Red' Morgan
    • Brandt
    • (uncredited)
    John Pickard
    John Pickard
    • Dodds
    • (uncredited)
    Phil Schumacher
    Phil Schumacher
    • Carriage Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Allen D. Sewall
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Al Thompson
    Al Thompson
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Tornek
    Jack Tornek
    • Shotgun Rider
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Fred F. Sears
    • Writer
      • Barry Shipman
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    Snake River Desparadoes

    The owner of the local trading post, Blue plays both sides against the middle by selling guns to Indian chief Charles Horvath so his tribe can defend themselves. Charles Starrett, secretly the masked Durango Kid, is an undercover man with the Department of Indian Affairs who investigates under the guise of a cattleman looking for land.

    Snake River Desparadoes is one of the better Durango Kid entries with plenty of chases, shootouts and a hidden main villain - it's sort of interesting that the main villain likes Native American culture, teaches his nephew the war dance, but that's a major red herring. The plot unravels really well, has some fine action and stunt work - check out Durango kid riding through the boardwalk.

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    • Goofs
      Just before the stage carrying Smiley Burnette and the Indian agent is attacked by the fake Indians you can see the guide wire for the first arrow fired into the stage bouncing around between Smiley and the Indian agent's head.
    • Quotes

      [Smiley's off-tune trumpet playing annoys his fellow passenger]

      Jason Fox: Do you have to do that?

      Smiley: No, I'm not getting paid for it, if that's what you mean... but I'm just practicing. You know what they say about practice - practice makes perfect. Say, I wish you could hear the Smiley Burnette Silver Cornet Band. We can really play, I mean. I been all the way back to Indianapolis Indianapus to get us some uniforms. Here, just look at that.

      [he pulls out a band hat]

      Smiley: Boy, ain't that like downtown? Ain't that ritzy? Oh, I forgot, I was going to quit talking, wasn't I, so you could get some sleep.

      [starts playing his trumpet loudly and off-key]

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    • Release date
      • May 30, 1951 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Os Tenebrosos
    • Filming locations
      • Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      54 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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