Desert Vigilante

"Starrett Keeps Hot Action Blazing To "Smiley's" Top Fun And Tunes."

1949 0h 56m EN

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★7.0TMDB · 1

Western

Synopsis

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Silver is being smuggled across the border and the secret passage goes through Betty Long's basement. When Steve arrives he gets tangled up with the rustlers who are now going to have the Durango Kid to contend with.

“Starrett Keeps Hot Action Blazing To "Smiley's" Top Fun And Tunes.”

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Cast

Charles Starrett
Steve Wood - The Durango Kid
Peggy Stewart
Betty Long
Tristram Coffin
Thomas Hadley
Mary Newton
Angel
George Chesebro
Bill Martin
Smiley Burnette
Smiley Burnette
I. Stanford Jolley
Ace (uncredited)
Jack Ingram
Border Patrol Sergeant (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fred F. Sears
Writers: Earle Snell
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 56-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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77 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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fred F. Sears, shot by Rex Wimpy. 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

CAST

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Charles Starrett and Peggy Stewart and Tristram Coffin carry the top of the cast.

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CAST

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Marketing tagline: "Starrett Keeps Hot Action Blazing To "Smiley's" Top Fun And Tunes.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fred F. Sears directs. Rex Wimpy 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 56-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
277 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 Rex Wimpy. 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 Peggy Stewart and Tristram Coffin carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Starrett Keeps Hot Action Blazing To "Smiley's" Top Fun And Tunes.".
9IMDB entry: tt0041291 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Rex Wimpy
Editing: Paul Borofsky
Runtime: 56 min · 0h 56m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Desert Vigilante (1949)

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.