The Return of the Durango Kid

"GALLOP TO GLORY WITH A GREAT NEW HERO...ROBIN HOOD OF THE RANGE!"

1945 0h 58m EN

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8.7

MASTERPIECE

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5.8

IMDB

★8.7TMDB · 3★5.8IMDB · 164

Western

Synopsis

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A masked outlaw steals from bank robbers to help the poor.

“GALLOP TO GLORY WITH A GREAT NEW HERO...ROBIN HOOD OF THE RANGE!”

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Cast

Charles Starrett
Bill Blayden / The Durango Kid
Tex Harding
Jim Gill
Jean Stevens
Paradise Flo
John Calvert
Leland 'Lee' Kirby
Ray Bennett
Cherokee (uncredited)
William Desmond
Street Ambusher (uncredited)
Bob Walker
Barfly (uncredited)
Wally West
Henchman (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Derwin Abrahams
Writers: J. Benton Cheney
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Fun facts 🍿

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RUNTIME

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Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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81 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Durango Kid Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Charles Starrett and Tex Harding and Jean Stevens carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "GALLOP TO GLORY WITH A GREAT NEW HERO...ROBIN HOOD OF THE RANGE!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0037218 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Derwin Abrahams directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
281 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "The Durango Kid Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Charles Starrett and Tex Harding and Jean Stevens carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "GALLOP TO GLORY WITH A GREAT NEW HERO...ROBIN HOOD OF THE RANGE!".
7IMDB entry: tt0037218 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 58 min · 0h 58m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: The Return of the Durango Kid (1945)
IMDB rating: 5.8/10 · 164 votes
MPAA: Approved

Part of

The Durango Kid Collection

One of the most popular western series of the 40's and 50's starring Charles Starrett as the hero who wore a mask to hide his identity. The stories always provided plenty of comedy relief and was one of the longest running series of all times.

Also by

Derwin Abrahams

Production companies

Who made it

Columbia Pictures
US

Key crew

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

texan

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical1945-04-19NR

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