Two identities, one cowboy, zero patience for sheep thieves.
The Durango Kid (Charles Starrett) returns to Ret Butte intending to sell his cattle ranch. Saloon owner, Duke Catlett (Lane Chandler) is the secret owner of a sheep flock which graze on the cattle lands--leaving them useless for cattle. A range war looms between the cattlemen and sheepherders.
Practical Effects
Real horses, real dust, real stuntmen eating dirt.
Costume
The Durango Kid's mask: superhero cosplay before it was cool.
Director
Ray Nazarro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Charles Starrett made 65 Durango Kid films between 1940-1952—this was number 31. The man practically lived in that mask.
The cattle vs. sheep conflict mirrored real 19th-century range wars, but Hollywood sanitized the actual bloodshed into fistfights and property damage.
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