Desert Vigilante(1949)
Starrett Keeps Hot Action Blazing To "Smiley's" Top Fun And Tunes.
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.
Movie: Desert Vigilante
Top 10 Billed Cast
Steve Wood - The Durango Kid
Betty Long
Thomas Hadley
Angel
Bill Martin
Smiley Burnette
Ace (uncredited)
Border Patrol Sergeant (uncredited)
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Overview
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.
Release Date
1949-04-08
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Starrett Keeps Hot Action Blazing To "Smiley's" Top Fun And Tunes.
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