The Rough, Tough West

The Rough, Tough West
Directed by	Ray Nazarro
Written by	Barry Shipman
Produced by	Colbert Clark
Starring	Charles Starrett Carolina Cotton Jock Mahoney
Cinematography	Fayte M. Browne
Edited by	Paul Borofsky
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	June 15, 1952 (1952-06-15)
Running time	54 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Rough, Tough West is a 1952 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Charles Starrett, Jock Mahoney and Carolina Cotton. This was the sixty-third of 65 films in the Durango Kid series. ^[1] At this late date the series relied on cost-cutting measures to stay within a low budget, so this film contains footage from older Starrett westerns.

Plot

The Durango Kid arrives in a mining town in search of an old friend, only to find the man is now running the town and has become corrupt, which brings him to disguise himself as a masked stranger while exposing his old pal as the felon he is.

Partial cast

• Charles Starrett as Steve Holden / The Durango Kid
• Jock Mahoney as Big Jack Mahoney
• Carolina Cotton as Carolina
• Pee Wee King as Pee Wee - Golden West Cowboys Band Leader
• Pee Wee King and His Band as Musicians
• Raider as Durango's Horse
• Bullet as Steve's Horse
• Smiley Burnette as Fire Chief Smiley Burnette

References

1. Blottner, Gene (2011). "The Durango Kid". Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926–1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland. ISBN   9780786486724.

Bibliography

• Gene Freese. Jock Mahoney: The Life and Films of a Hollywood Stuntman. McFarland, 2013.

External links

• The Rough, Tough West at IMDb