The Return of the Durango Kid

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Charles Starrett in The Return of the Durango Kid (1945)

Kirby's gang preys on Buckskin Blodgett's stage line by robbing the payroll and passengers. Her only hope to avoid bankruptcy is Bill Blayden and his alter ego, the Durango Kid, who hopes to... Read allKirby's gang preys on Buckskin Blodgett's stage line by robbing the payroll and passengers. Her only hope to avoid bankruptcy is Bill Blayden and his alter ego, the Durango Kid, who hopes to clear his late father's name.Kirby's gang preys on Buckskin Blodgett's stage line by robbing the payroll and passengers. Her only hope to avoid bankruptcy is Bill Blayden and his alter ego, the Durango Kid, who hopes to clear his late father's name.

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Charles Starrett

Bill Blayden…

Tex Harding

Jean Stevens

Paradise

John Calvert

Lee Kirby

The Jesters

Musicians

Ray Bennett

Henchman Cherokee
(uncredited)

Guy Bonham

Member The Jesters
(uncredited)

Dick Botiller

Sheriff Potter
(uncredited)

Walter Carlson

Member The Jesters
(uncredited)

Steve Clark

Murdered Gambler
(uncredited)

Paul Conrad

Henchman Ringo
(uncredited)

Russell Custer

Barfly
(uncredited)

William Desmond

Street Ambusher
(uncredited)

Art Dillard

Townsman
(uncredited)

Bert Dillard

Barfly
(uncredited)

Jack Evans

Townsman
(uncredited)

Herman Hack

Henchman
(uncredited)

Philip Kieffer

Townsman
(uncredited)

Director
- Derwin Abrahams
Writer
- J. Benton Cheney
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Trivia
In virtually all the later entries in the Durango series, Starrett's character was given the first name of Steve although the last name would vary from picture to picture. However, in this and the initial entry in the series, his first name is Bill.

Quotes
Paradise: [as they are riding in the stagecoach together] You haven't said a word in the last ten miles.
Bill Blayden: Sorry, Ma'am. I don't mean to rote.
Paradise: No harm done.
[flirtatiously]
Paradise: You know, you're quite good-lookin' for a dude.
Bill Blayden: [modestly] Thank you.

Soundtracks
Old Pinto
Sung by Tex Harding (dubbed by James T. 'Bud' Nelson)
Reprised by Tex Harding with The Jesters

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Good Start to the Series

The Return of the Durango Kid (1945)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Bill Blayden (Charles Starrett) travels to a small town to clear his father of a crime he didn't commit. Once there he realizes that the stagecoaches are being robbed at every turn and that the man behind it (John Calvert) might have also had something to do with his father's ordeal. THE RETURN OF THE DURANGO KID isn't really a sequel to the 1940 film that also had Starrett because nothing matches up in regards to the story. This here was the starting point for sixty-plus more films in the Columbia series and this here gets it off to a good running start. The thing with these "B" Westerns is that you're either going to get them and enjoy them for their cheap, unoriginal quality or you're going to see them as trash that is nothing but the same story repeating itself. I found this here to be fairly entertaining thanks in large part to the performance of Starrett. Now, I'm not going to sit here and say this guy rivaled John Barrymore but an actual "performance" isn't the key to one of these Westerns. The viewer needs someone he likes and someone strong enough to carry you through the story and the actor does just that. I also thought Calvert was good as the bad guy and Jean Stevens as the love interest with the clever name of Paradise Flo. The film manages to have some good chases, several gunfights and overall good feel to carry the 58-minute running time.