"Starrett Keeps Hot Action Blazing To "Smiley's" Top Fun And Tunes." 08 April 1949 Western 56 mins
Silver is being smuggled across the border and the secret passage goes through Betty Long's basement. When Steve arrives he gets tangled up with the rustlers who are now going to have the Durango Kid to contend with.
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Charles Starrett as Steve Wood - The Durango Kid
Peggy Stewart as Betty Long
Tris Coffin as Thomas Hadley
Mary Newton as Angel
George Chesebro as Bill Martin
Smiley Burnette as Smiley Burnette
I. Stanford Jolley as Ace (uncredited)
Jack Ingram as Border Patrol Sergeant (uncredited)
George Morrell as Townsman (uncredited)
Sandy Sanders as Henchman (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford as Henchman (uncredited)
Paul Campbell as Bob Gill
Ted Mapes as Henchman (uncredited)
Lew Morphy as Henchman (uncredited)
Colbert Clark Producer
Rex Wimpy Director of Photography
Paul Borofsky Editor
Charles Clague Art Direction
Dave Montrose Set Decoration
Jack Fier Production Manager
Earl Bellamy Assistant Director
Jack A. Goodrich Sound
Fred F. Sears Director
Earle Snell Writer
United States 08 April 1949
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