''Trail of the Rustlers'' is a 1950 American

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film directed by

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and starring

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and

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. It is part of the

Durango Kid Charles Robert Starrett (March 28, 1903 – March 22, 1986) was an American actor, best known for his starring role in the ''Durango Kid'' westerns. Starrett still holds the record for starring in the longest series of theatrical features: ...

series of films.Pitts p.363 It is also known by the

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''Lost River''. The film's sets were designed by the

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. It was shot at the

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Plot

Kindly Mrs. Mahoney is actually the mastermind behind a scheme to acquire all the ranch land in the valley. Her sons and their henchmen use violence to get the ranchers to sell with her son Chick impersonating the Durango Kid who leads the attacks on the ranchers.

Cast

as Steve Armitage / The Durango Kid *

as Mary Ellen Hyland *

as Todd Hyland *

Mira McKinney Mira McKinney (October 23, 1892 – May 2, 1978) was an American actress. She appeared in the films ''The Case of the Stuttering Bishop'', ''Blazing Sixes'', '' Young Fugitives'', '' The Road to Reno'', '' Garden of the Moon'', ''Prairie Moon'' ...

as Mrs. J.G. Mahoney *

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as Chick Mahoney * Eddie Cletro as Guitar Player * The Roundup Boys as Musicians *

Smiley Burnette Lester Alvin Burnett (March 18, 1911 – February 16, 1967), better known as Smiley Burnette, was an American country music performer and a comedic actor in Western films and on radio and TV, playing sidekick to Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and ...

as Smiley Burnette *

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as Ben Mahoney *

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as Sheriff Dave Wilcox

References

Bibliography

* Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012.

External links

* 1950 films 1950 Western (genre) films 1950s English-language films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Ray Nazarro Columbia Pictures films American black-and-white films 1950s American films {{1950s-Western-film-stub