Bonanza Town | Smiley Burnette, Luther Crockett | Saturday afternoon at the movies

Bonanza Town | Smiley Burnette, Luther Crockett | Great Memories

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Bonanza Town

	Bonanza Town Smiley Burnette, Luther Crockett Sony Pictures, 2005 average customer review:based on 5 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A mans pursuit of some wanted criminals is hindered by the interference of a crooked judge. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 04/05/2005 Run time: 55 minutes Rating: Nr

Saturday afternoon at the movies

The Durango Kid series is among the best of the cowboy movies from the 1950s. Fifty + years later, it is still a great movie to sink back with your favorite popcorn and be transported to a time when the bad guys ALWAYS lost and the good guys ALWAYS won.

Great Memories

I now have the two "Durango Kid" movies available on Amazon---both very valuable to my collection of Classics----some of those western movies from the early 50's are great to have-----very enjoyable to watch----the re-touching of the prints is first-rate----there should be more of Starrett's films out---Allan "Rocky" Lane is another----how about Rex Allen?

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"The Durango Kid B-Western Series ... Bonanza Town (1951) ... Columbia Pictures"

Columbia Pictures present "BONANZA TOWN" (1951) (55 mins/B&W) (Dolby digitally remastered) --- Charles Starrett as the black masked Durango Kid of '40s and '50s B-Western trail, he became as synonymous with the character as Clayton Moore was with the Lone Ranger and William Boyd was to Hopalong Cassidy ... The Durango Kid was an immediate hit with Saturday matinee crowd and a decision was made to continue the character, which Columbia did for an unprecedented 64 series westerns over the next seven years ... when Starrett portrayed the black clad and masked Durango Kid, he rode an Arabian white steed named "Raider" ... don't miss any of the Durango Kid features loaded with action that will leave you wanting more of his B-Western adventures.

Under Fred Sears (Director), Colbert Clark (Producer), Bert Horswell (Screenwriter), Barry Shipman (Screenwriter), Henry Freulich (Cinematographer), Paul Borofsky (Editor), Jock Mahoney (stunt double for Charles Starrett, Al Wyatt Sr.(stuntman) ------ the cast includes Charles Starrett (Steve Ramsay/The Durango Kid), Smiley Burnette (Smiley Burnette), Fred F. Sears (Henry Hardison), Luther Crockett (Judge Anthony Dillon), Myron Healey (Krag Boseman), Charles Horvath (Henchman Smoker), Slim Duncan (Slim, musician), George Chesebro (Hod), Steve Clark (Sheriff), I. Stanford Jolley (Henchman Borger), Zon Murray (Henchman Dirk), Bud Osborne (Stage Driver), Marshall Reed (Henchman Flint), Robert J. Wilke (Henchman) ------ our story continues where "West of Dodge City" (1947), when Charles Starrett (Durango Kid) discovers Fred F. Sears is still alive and up to his old tricks, he slaps leather and hits the trail to justice ... whose behind the marked bills could it be Myron Healey and his old friends ... Smiley Burnette offers some comedy relief and songs that is pleasing to the ears ... wonderful supporting veteran cast with George Chesebro, Steve Clark, Zon Murray, Bud Osborne, Marshall Reed and Robert J. Wilke, all were stock players in every B-Western and Serial you can think of over the years ---- they just don't make 'em like this anymore and Columbia Pictures was one of the leaders of exciting B-Westerns and Serials.

Special Footnote, Charles Starrett was an American actor best known for his starring role in the "Durango Kid" Columbia Pictures western series ... In 1933 he was one of the people who helped organize the Screen Actors Guild, and in 1936 signed with Columbia Pictures to become one of the top ten western stars, starring in 115 movies the following 16 years ... in playing assorted sheriff and rangers roles, Starrett gained notoriety for his role as the "Durango Kid", the first film in which he played his famous alter-ego character was known as "The Durango Kid", which was released in 1940, but for some reason, Columbia did not see fit to continue with the series at that time ... the character was revived in 1944 and lasted through 1952. Dub Taylor, as "Cannonball", worked with Starrett until 1946 ... at that time, Smiley Burnette, who had been a very popular sidekick to Gene Autry, was brought in to replace Taylor. Burnette, appropriately enough, played a character called Smiley Burnette ... "The Durango Kid" series combined vigorous action sequences - often with speeded up camera work and spectacular stunts performed by Jock Mahoney - and western music ... each film featured a singing group, and many gave free rein to Burnette's singing and playing ... Starrett, who was independently wealthy, ended his acting career at 48 age when the "Durango Kid" series ceased production.

BIOS:
1. Charles Starrett
Date of birth: 28 March 1903 - Athol, Massachusetts,
Date of death: 22 March 1986 - Borrego Springs, California

Great job releasing "Bonanza Town" (1951) - Durango Kid, the digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and B-Westerns ... order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on VHS, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out VCI Entertainment where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns and Serials ---Western Classics, all my heroes have been cowboys!

Total Time: 55 min on VHS ~ Sony Video ~ (4/05/2005)

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Durango Kid rides again!

Another fine release in the old Columbia studios Durango Kid series, with Smiley Burnette as the inimitable side-kick. This little "B" western entertains royally, with enough shoot-outs and Smiley-humor, as anyone who knows and loves Durango and Smiley can attest. For those who don't know the Durango Kid, give it a try---once you're hooked, the pleasure is contagious!

Corrupt Town boss vs the ranchers

In this Durango Kid yarn,Durango(Charles Starrett)goes to a small town to clean it up. 0ne brother,a judge is blackmailed and handled by his evil brother ,thus corrupting the town and letting outlaws run the town and -- the good folks out.

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