Charles Starrett Movie Trailers

Make a Million Trailer (1935)

24 July 1935

A college economics professor's "radical" ideas about capitalism get him fired. When he decides to put those ideas into practice, he finds that they actually do generate him huge amounts of money.

Dodge City Trail Trailer (1936)

12 December 1936

With the increasing popularity of Republic's sagebrush crooner Gene Autry, rival company Columbia found it necessary to add a musical element to this Charles Starrett Western released in early 1937.

Spoilers of the Range Trailer (1939)

26 April 1939

Hero Jeff Strong (Starrett) comes to the rescue of a group of victimized ranchers. The villains are a gang of crooked gamblers, who demand a valuable dam as payment for a $50,000 debt.

Desirable Trailer (1934)

08 September 1934

A man meets the daughter of his lover and they begin to fall in love.

Cyclone Prairie Rangers Trailer (1944)

09 November 1944

It's World War 2 and saboteurs are out to destroy the ranchers food crop. Steve Travis and sidekick Cannonball have been called in to investigate.

Blazing the Western Trail Trailer (1945)

08 September 1945

Stage line owner Brent has his men robbing Halliday stages and when his manager Waring learns of it, Brent has him killed.

Outpost of the Mounties Trailer (1939)

12 September 1939

In this adventure, a courageous Canadian Mountie must bring peace an embattled miner and an unscrupulous trader whose price mark-ups are beginning to hurt the community.

Outlaws of the Panhandle Trailer (1941)

27 February 1941

Outlaws of the Pandhandle was the last of Charles Starrett's "formula" westerns for Columbia: hereafter, Starrett would be seen only in the guise of frontier medico Steven Monroe or masked do-gooder The Durango Kid.

Both Barrels Blazing Trailer (1945)

16 May 1945

The outlaw gangs are robbing the railroads and the Rangers cannot follow them when they move to New Mexico.

Three on a Honeymoon Trailer (1934)

22 March 1934

This romantic comedy takes place on an ocean liner. One of the few unattached passengers is heiress Joan Foster.

Rio Grande Trailer (1938)

08 December 1938

No relation to the 1950 John Ford classic of the same name, Rio Grande is yet another rubber-stamp Charles Starrett western from the Columbia assembly line.

Stolen Sweets Trailer (1934)

15 March 1934

Wealthy but unhappy Patricia Belmont meets fun-loving insurance salesman Bill Smith (and his fun-loving friends Sam Ragland and Betty Harkness)on a ship cruise and falls in love, much to the annoyance of her high-society, fortune-hunting fiance Barrington Thorne.

The Return of Casey Jones Trailer (1933)

24 May 1933

Jimmy, a young boy, idolizes famed train engineer Casey Jones and is devastated when his hero is killed in a train wreck.

Pecos River Trailer (1951)

15 December 1951

Steve is a Government Agent looking for the gang that stole the U.S. Mail. He goes undercover...

Hail to the Rangers Trailer (1943)

15 September 1943

In this western, fake settlers make themselves at home on an ex-ranger's ranch and drive him away. A shady newspaper publisher and a gambler then conspire to take over the land.

The Old Wyoming Trail Trailer (1937)

08 November 1937

In an effort to compete with Republic's popular songfest Westerns, fours music numbers -- including Tumbling Tumbleweeds -- were added to The Old Wyoming Trail, an otherwise average Charles Starrett vehicle.

So Red the Rose Trailer (1935)

20 December 1935

During the American Civil War, Valette Bedford waits patiently for her husband Duncan Bedford, to return home, praying that she will not become a widow.

Rough Ridin' Justice Trailer (1945)

14 March 1945

Steve Holden and his men successfully raid a wagon train. Among the local ranchers who decide to stop the raiding are Virgil Trent and his daughter Gail.

The Durango Kid Trailer (1940)

15 August 1940

The Durango Kid is a sort of Robin Hood of the West who helps the lovely Walters (who replaced Starrett's usual love-interest, Iris Meredith), the daughter of a homesteader, defeat the evil MacDonald who has been terrorizing the decent citizens with his gang of rustlers.

Riders of Black River Trailer (1939)

23 September 1939

Former Texas Ranger Wade Patterson (Starrett) returns to his home town, only to find that the territory is in the grip of cattle rustlers.

Jungle Bride Trailer (1933)

09 January 1933

Four survivors of a ship wreck are stranded on a deserted island, including a woman and the man she believes is responsible for the murder which her brother is in prison for.

The Medico of Painted Springs Trailer (1941)

26 June 1941

Medico of Painted Springs was the first of western hero Charles Starrett's appearances as frontier doctor Steven Monroe.

Lady and Gent Trailer (1932)

10 July 1932

Stag Bailey, a slow-witted prizefighter, and his girlfriend, speakeasy hostess Puff Rogers, take over the upbringing of Ted Streaver after his father, Stag's manager, is killed.

Fast and Loose Trailer (1930)

08 November 1930

A wealthy family is thrown into turmoil when the daughter falls for the family chauffeur and the son begins to keep company with a chorus girl.

Desert Vigilante Trailer (1949)

08 April 1949

Silver is being smuggled across the border and the secret passage goes through Betty Long's basement.

Overland to Deadwood Trailer (1942)

25 September 1942

Cash Quinlan, owner of the Hauling Company, is the leader behind a gang of raiders who have been robbing stagecoaches between Mesquite and Deadwood.

Landrush Trailer (1946)

18 November 1946

The Durango Kid rides again in Columbia's Landrush. As ever, the masked do-gooder, alias Steve Harmon, is played by Charles Starrett.

Riding Through Nevada Trailer (1942)

02 November 1942

Investigating mail service irregularities near Carson City, Lowrey and his sidekick Arkansas (Arthur Hunnicutt) combat outlaws led by Ed Kendall who threaten to disrupt the region, blending traditional western action with intrigue.

Cowboy in the Clouds Trailer (1943)

23 December 1943

A rancher who becomes a pilot staunchly defends the newly formed Civil Air Patrol from the cattle barons who fail to see the value of airplanes on the range.

Trapped Trailer (1937)

03 March 1937

Ted Haley rides to his brother's ranch and finds him dying from a knife wound. The brother names Sol Rothert as his killer.

The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi Trailer (1933)

25 October 1933

A campus flirt who has been "pinned" by most of the boys of Sigma Chi fraternity falls for a no-nonsense athlete who doesn't have time for such diversions as women.

Bandits of El Dorado Trailer (1949)

19 October 1949

Wanted outlaws have mysteriously disappeared. Ranger Captain Henley and Steve have a plan to find them.

Touchdown! Trailer (1931)

15 November 1931

Football coach Dan Curtis is eager for his small college team to win at all costs.

Our Betters Trailer (1933)

17 March 1933

Soon after being wed, American heiress Lady Pearl Grayston realizes her husband has married her for her money and is keeping a mistress.

Along Came Love Trailer (1936)

05 November 1936

The shop girl Emmy Grant meets the handsome doorman John Patrick O'Ryan outside of a theater and she is convinced that he is her true love.

Law of the Northwest Trailer (1943)

26 May 1943

Briefly switching gears in 1942 and 1943, western star Charles Starrett made a handful of "northerns" in which he played a Canadian mountie.

The Age for Love Trailer (1931)

17 October 1931

A comedy-drama about marriage and divorce. A wife does not want children, her husband leaves her and marries a woman who does.

Bad Men of the Hills Trailer (1942)

13 August 1942

U.S. Marshal Dave Upjohn arrives in Sundown to investigate reports of lawlessness.

Sons of Steel Trailer (1934)

14 December 1934

Chadburne Steel is run by two brothers, old men. They each have different plans for their sons. Curtis (Holmes Herbert) has put Ronald (William Blakewell) through college in style.

Call of the Rockies Trailer (1938)

12 April 1938

Unable to pay her notes, Ann Bradford, owner of the Circle C, decides to auction off a half-interest in her ranch.

South of Arizona Trailer (1938)

28 July 1938

Kenyon has the newly arriving Ranger shot and his man Martin assume the Ranger's identity. Clay finds the Ranger before he dies and learns the truth.

West of Cheyenne Trailer (1938)

30 June 1938

Brad Buckner has just bought a ranch. Murdock keeps his rustled cattle on the ranch and sends his men to kill Buckner just as they did the previous owners.

One Man Justice Trailer (1937)

01 July 1937

Larry Clarke rides into the town of Mesa, Arizona, from Texas, where he has just sold his ranch. Several people call him "Ted Crockett",who supposedly has been dead for five years, and a bartender advises him to say he is Crockett, as he can aid the law abiding citizens that way.

Westbound Mail Trailer (1937)

22 January 1937

The gold mine belonging to "Gun" Barlow is worked out, and Barlow attempts to buy adjacent land, with the hopes his gold vein will continue, from town postmistress Marion Saunders who, keeping a vow she made to her father on his death-bed, refuses.

Code of the Range Trailer (1936)

09 October 1936

Ford Beebe's "original screenplay" (he had used it before) finds the cattlemen, headed by "Calamity" Parker, opposing the use of their rangelands by sheepherders, with cattlemen Lee Jamison and Ed Randall in the dissenting minority and they offer sheepman Angus McLeod free grazing privileges.

Law of the Plains Trailer (1938)

12 May 1938

Rancher William Norton refuses to sell his cattle for half price, so saloon owner and gang leader Jim Fletcher, contrary to the orders from his secret boss Willard McGowan, the town banker, has his men rob and beat up Norton.

The Thundering West Trailer (1939)

12 January 1939

Outlaws Dale and Tucson quit Wolf's gang. Just as the two are about to rob the stage, Wolf and his gang beat them to it.