Across the Badlands

"The Badlands Echo With Six-Gun Action!"

1950 0h 55m EN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 1

Western

Synopsis

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Charles Starrett once more hits the trail as "The Durango Kid" in Columbia's Across the Badlands. By now, the formula was a well-oiled machine: Starrett becomes a lawman, is challenged by the local criminal element, and ultimately goes beyond the law as the masked Durango.

“The Badlands Echo With Six-Gun Action!”

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Cast

Charles Starrett
Steve Ransom / Durango Kid
Smiley Burnette
Smiley
Helen Mowery
Eileen Carson
Stanley Andrews
Sheriff Crocker
Robert J. Wilke
Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke)
Dick Elliott
Rufus Downey
Hugh Prosser
Jeff Carson

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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Tight 55-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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76 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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CAST

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Charles Starrett and Smiley Burnette and Helen Mowery carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Badlands Echo With Six-Gun Action!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0042181 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 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 55-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
276 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 Helen Mowery carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The Badlands Echo With Six-Gun Action!".
7IMDB entry: tt0042181 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 55 min · 0h 55m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Across the Badlands (1950)

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.