The Rough, Tough West is a 1952 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Charles Starrett, Jock Mahoney and Carolina Cotton. This was the sixty-third of 65 films in the Durango Kid series.[1] At this late date the series relied on cost-cutting measures to stay within a low budget, so this film contains footage from older Starrett westerns.
| The Rough, Tough West | |
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| Directed by | Ray Nazarro |
| Written by | Barry Shipman |
| Produced by | Colbert Clark |
| Starring | Charles Starrett Carolina Cotton Jock Mahoney |
| Cinematography | Fayte M. Browne |
| Edited by | Paul Borofsky |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 54 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editThe Durango Kid arrives in a mining town in search of an old friend, only to find the man is now running the town and has become corrupt, which brings him to disguise himself as a masked stranger while exposing his old pal as the felon he is.
Partial cast
edit- Charles Starrett as Steve Holden / The Durango Kid
- Jock Mahoney as Big Jack Mahoney
- Carolina Cotton as Carolina
- Pee Wee King as Pee Wee - Golden West Cowboys Band Leader
- Pee Wee King and His Band as Musicians
- Raider as Durango's Horse
- Bullet as Steve's Horse
- Smiley Burnette as Fire Chief Smiley Burnette
References
edit- ^ Blottner, Gene (2011). "The Durango Kid". Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926–1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland. ISBN 9780786486724.
Bibliography
edit- Gene Freese. Jock Mahoney: The Life and Films of a Hollywood Stuntman. McFarland, 2013.
External links
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