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Ridin' the Outlaw Trail
Charles Starrett plays lawman Steve Forsythe in Ridin' the Outlaw Trail. Somewhere along the line, of course, Steve is obliged to don the mask of The Durango Kid, mysterious righter of wrongs. The "wrongs" in this instance include the theft of $20,000 in gold, and the "kidnapping" of a blacksmith's forge! Jim Bannon, who only a few months earlier had played the heroic Red Ryder, provides the villainy in this fast-paced "Durango Kid" entry
Release : | 1951 |
Rating : | 6.8 |
Studio : | Columbia Pictures, |
Crew : | Director, Screenplay, |
Cast : | Charles Starrett Smiley Burnette Edgar Dearing Peter M. Thompson Jim Bannon |
Genre : | Western |
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The Worst Film Ever
The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.
I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.
Charles Starrett (Steve Forsyth), Smiley Burnett (himself), Sunny Vickers (Betsy Willard), Edgar Dearing (Pop Willard), Peter Thompson (Tom Chapman), Jim Bannon (Ace Conley), Lee Morgan (Sam Barton), Chuck Roberson (Reno), Pee Wee King and his Golden West Cowboys (themselves), Ethan Laidlaw.Director: FRED F. SEARS. Screenplay: Victor Arthur. Photography: Fayte Browne. Film editor: Paul Borofsky. Art director: Charles Clague. Set decorator: George Montgomery. Music director: Mischa Bakaleinikoff. Producer: Colbert Clark.Copyright 30 January 1951 by Columbia Pictures Corp. U.S. release: 23 February 1951. No New York opening. 56 minutesSYNOPSIS: The Durango Kid captures a Texas outlaw in the 1880s. NOTES: Number 120 of Starrett's 132 starring "B" westerns. Number 123 of Smiley Burnett's 142 features.COMMENT: Although this Durango Kid entry musters up plenty of action (complete with running inserts), the story engages little interest, and the direction — aside from the action spots — is disappointingly dull, whilst the cast line-up appears to me to be definitely second- rate. Burnett's foolery rates poorly in this tired entry, and even his songs are mediocre. And as for the camera-conscious Pee Wee King and his Golden West Cowboys...