Quick on the Trigger was Charles Starrett's second "Durango Kid" picture for 1949. It all begins when ousted sheriff Steve Warren (Starrett) is put on trial for the murder of heroine Nora Reed's (Helen Parrish) brother. Steve is innocent, of course, but he doesn't stand a chance against prosecuting attorney Garvey Yager (Lyle Talbot) -- especially since Yager is the real killer.
Practical Effects
Starrett's ridiculous Durango Kid disguise: literally just a mask, somehow fools everyone.
Sound
Smiley Burnette's comic songs that stop the plot dead for musical interludes.
Director
Ray Nazarro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Charles Starrett made 65 Durango Kid films between 1940 and 1952—this was his 47th, and he reportedly hated the mask but audiences loved it.
The 'singing cowboy' subgenre peaked post-war as escapist comfort; Starrett's dual-identity gimmick let studios sell two heroes for one salary.
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