Snake River Desperadoes

"Charles STARRETT'S guns ablazing... Smiley BURNETTE'S fun amazing!"

1951 0h 54m EN

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4.9

SKIP

★4.9TMDB · 4

Western

Synopsis

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Starrett tries to prevent a range war between settlers and the Native Americans. Blue and his fellow scoundrels think they can profit from the bloodshed,but the Durango Kid along with a couple of precocious youngsters put an end to Blue's terrorism.

“Charles STARRETT'S guns ablazing... Smiley BURNETTE'S fun amazing!”

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Cast

Charles Starrett
Steve Reynolds / The Durango Kid
Don Reynolds
Little Hawk (as Don Reynolds 'Brown Jug')
Tommy Ivo
Billy Haverly
Monte Blue
Jim Haverly
Smiley Burnette
Smiley Burnette
George Chesebro
Josh Haverly (uncredited)
Sam Flint
Jason Fox (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fred F. Sears
Writers: Barry Shipman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Fun facts 🍿

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RUNTIME

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Tight 54-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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75 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

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fred F. Sears, shot by Fayte M. Browne. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Paul Borofsky shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Charles Starrett and Don Reynolds and Tommy Ivo carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Marketing tagline: "Charles STARRETT'S guns ablazing... Smiley BURNETTE'S fun amazing!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fred F. Sears directs. Fayte M. Browne behind the camera. Paul Borofsky cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 54-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
275 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.
5Directed by Fred F. Sears, shot by Fayte M. Browne. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Paul Borofsky shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Charles Starrett and Don Reynolds and Tommy Ivo carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Charles STARRETT'S guns ablazing... Smiley BURNETTE'S fun amazing!".
9IMDB entry: tt0044052 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Fayte M. Browne
Editing: Paul Borofsky
Runtime: 54 min · 0h 54m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Snake River Desperadoes (1951)

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.