The Kid from Amarillo

"Charles STARRETT shoots the badmen! and Smiley BURNETTE shoots the bull!"

1951 0h 56m EN

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 1

Western

Synopsis

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Charles "Durango" Starrett and his pal Smiley Burnette go after smugglers. Our heroes travel incognito across the Mexican border to beard the leader of the gang in his den.

“Charles STARRETT shoots the badmen! and Smiley BURNETTE shoots the bull!”

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Cast

Charles Starrett
Steve Ransom / The Durango Kid
Smiley Burnette
Smiley Burnette
Harry Lauter
Tom Mallory
Fred F. Sears
Jonathan Cole
Don Megowan
Rakim
Guy Teague
Dirk
Scott Lee
Snead

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ray Nazarro
Writers: Barry Shipman
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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2 / 8

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

CAST

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Charles Starrett and Smiley Burnette and Harry Lauter carry the top of the cast.

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CAST

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Marketing tagline: "Charles STARRETT shoots the badmen! and Smiley BURNETTE shoots the bull!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0043708 — 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

Ray Nazarro directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 56-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.
5Charles Starrett and Smiley Burnette and Harry Lauter carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Charles STARRETT shoots the badmen! and Smiley BURNETTE shoots the bull!".
7IMDB entry: tt0043708 — 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: 56 min · 0h 56m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: The Kid from Amarillo (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.