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Challenge of the Range(1949)
Status: Released
Date: 1949-04-02
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Time: 0h 54m
Roughing up phantom rustlers!
Overview:
Charles Starrett once more dons the mask of mysterious do-gooder "The Durango Kid" in Columbia's Challenge of the Range. Wandering cowboy Steve Roper (Starrett) is hired by the Farmers Association to stem the activities of a group of gunmen who are driving ranchers off their land. The most likely suspect turns out to be innocent: the real culprits are within the Association itself. With the help of the chief suspect's son, Roper brings the crooks to justice.
Languages: English.
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United States of America
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Movie: Challenge of the Range
Top 10 Billed Cast
Charles Starrett
Steve Roper / The Durango Kid
Paula Raymond
Judy Barton
Billy Halop
Reb Matson
Steve Darrell
Cal Matson
Smiley Burnette
Smiley Burnette
Henry Hall
Jim Barton
George Chesebro
Lon Collins (uncredited)
John Cason
Henchman Henley (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
Henchman (archive footage) (uncredited)
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