The Hawk of Wild River

"FORTY-FIVE GUNNING...WILD WEST FUNNING!"

1952 0h 53m EN

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MID

★6.1TMDB · 5

Western

Synopsis

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Steve Martin is sent to Wild River to recover stolen gold and finds the town is being terrorized by The Hawk and his outlaw gang. The Hawk attempts to murder Sheriff Jack Mahoney and is captured and jailed. Steve helps the Hawk break jail and thus makes contact with the bandit gang. He sends a bungling photographer, Smiley Burnette, to warn the sheriff that the gang plan to rob the express office.

“FORTY-FIVE GUNNING...WILD WEST FUNNING!”

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Cast

Charles Starrett
Steve Martin / The Durango Kid
Smiley Burnette
Smiley Burnette
Jock Mahoney
Jack Mahoney
Clayton Moore
The Hawk
Lane Chandler
George/Storekeeper
Eddie Parker
Henchman Skeeter
John Cason
Duke/Henchman
Sam Flint
Sheriff Clark Mahoney

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fred F. Sears
Writers: Howard J. Green
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 53-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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74 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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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 Smiley Burnette and Jock Mahoney carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "FORTY-FIVE GUNNING...WILD WEST FUNNING!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0044694 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fred F. Sears directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 53-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
274 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 Smiley Burnette and Jock Mahoney carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "FORTY-FIVE GUNNING...WILD WEST FUNNING!".
7IMDB entry: tt0044694 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 53 min · 0h 53m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: The Hawk of Wild River (1952)

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.