The Return of the Durango Kid

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The Return of the Durango Kid
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Directed by Derwin Abrahams
Screenplay byJ. Benton Cheney
Produced by Colbert Clark
Starring Charles Starrett
Tex Harding
Jean Stevens
John Calvert
Cinematography Glen Gano
Edited by Aaron Stell
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • April 19, 1945 (1945-04-19)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Return of the Durango Kid is a 1945 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Charles Starrett, Tex Harding, Jean Stevens and John Calvert. The film was released on April 19, 1945, by Columbia Pictures. [1] [2] [3] This was the second of 65 films in the Durango Kid series. [4]

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