Frontier Gunlaw

Jan 31, 1946

1h 0m

★ 7.0

Phantom outlaws are no match for the Robin Hood of the Range!

Overview

Jim Stewart comes to Mesa City and buys a ranch from publisher Matt Edwards, who is confined to a wheelchair. The area is terrorized by an outlaw gang known as The Phantoms. When Jim's cattle herd is rustled and his ranch foreman Pop Evans killed, he takes an active hand against the gang in his guise as the Durango Kid.

Genres

Western

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Cast

Jim "The Durango Kid" Stewart

Charles Starrett

Tex Harding

Cannonball

Dub Taylor

Kitty Harding

Jean Stevens

Matt Edwards

Weldon Heyburn

Hank Watson

Jack Rockwell

Sheriff Kincaid

Frank LaRue

Pop Evans

John Elliott

Mace

Bob Kortman

Sam

Stanley Price

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7.0

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9.0

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7.0

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9.0

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Apr 13, 1950

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9.0

Renegades of the Sage

Nov 24, 1949

The plot finds Steve/Durango attempting to capture ex-Civil War guerilla fighter Miller who may be the man who's been going around knocking down telegraph wires.

6.5

Six-Gun Law

Jan 9, 1948

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7.5

Outlaws of the Rockies

Sep 18, 1945

Outlaws of the Rockies is the fourth of Columbia's revitalized "Durango Kid" series. Charles Starrett is back in the saddle as the masked do-gooder Durango, aka easygoing sheriff Steve Williams. Accused of being a member of an outlaw gang, Williams is forced to don his Durango disguise to bring the actual criminals to justice.

8.0

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Aug 16, 1945

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9.0

Raiders of Tomahawk Creek

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7.0

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6.5

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Apr 2, 1949

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6.5

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Apr 19, 1952

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5.8

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4.9

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10.0

The Desert Horseman

Jul 10, 1946

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6.0

Trail to Laredo

Aug 11, 1948

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7.0

Pecos River

Dec 15, 1951

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