Some of Charles Starrett's western films:


Gallant Defender (1935) - Starrett's first western, replacing Tim McCoy as Columbia's main western star.

 

The Cowboy Star (1936) - A popular western film star tries to leave Hollywood for a simpler life.

 

Rio Grande (1939) - Land-grab tale, with Anne Doran, Pat Brady, and musical guests The Sons of the Pioneers.

 

The Durango Kid (1940) - First of a long series of films with the mysterious "outlaw with a social conscience".

 

The Medico of Painted Springs (1941) - First of a series of three Medico "frontier doctor" films.

 

Pardon My Gun (1942) - with Lloyd Bridges, Noah Beery, and Alma Carroll.

 

Cowboy in the Clouds (1943) - Starrett as cowboy and Civil Air Patrol member, defending the homeland.

 

Saddle Leather Law (1944) - with sidekick Dub Taylor, and Vi Athens as the nefarious villainess.

 

Return of the Durango Kid (1945) - Second in the Durango Kid series, with Jean Stevens and John Calvert.

 

The Desert Horseman (1946) - The origin of the enigmatic Durango Kid is finally revealed.

 

Phantom Valley (1948) - with Virginia Hunter.

 

Laramie (1949) - with Jay Silverheels and Bob Wilke.

 

Texas Dynamo (1950) - Starrett plays 3 roles: The Durango Kid, his alter ego, and also one of the villains.

 

Fort Savage Raiders (1951) - with John Dehner.

 

The Hawk of Wild River (1952) - with Clayton Moore and Jock Mahoney.

 

The Kid From Broken Gun (1952) - Starrett's final western film, and last of the Durango Kid series.

 

And a few of Starrett's
non-western films:


Fast and Loose (1930) - Romantic comedy, with Carole Lombard, Frank Morgan, and Miriam Hopkins.

 

The Royal Family of Broadway (1930) - Show-biz comedy and Academy award nominee, w/ Fredric March.

 

The Viking (1931) - Semi-documentary / adventure about a seal-hunting expedition, filmed on location in Newfoundland.

 

The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) - Campy adventure / thriller, with Boris Karloff and Myrna Loy.

 

Lady and Gent (1932) - Prize-fighter drama and double Academy award nominee, with John Wayne.

 

Mr. Skitch (1933) - Cross-country, Depression-era comedy, with Will Rogers and Zasu Pitts.

 

The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1933) - College musical, with Buster Crabbe and Betty Grable.

 

Make a Million (1935) - Zany screwball comedy, with Pauline Brooks and George E. Stone.

 

So Red the Rose (1935) - Civil War drama, with Randolph Scott and Robert Cummings.

 

A Shot in the Dark (1935) - Detective film, with Marion Schilling and Edward Van Sloan.

 

Start Cheering (1938) - Musical comedy, with Jimmy Durante, Louis Prima, and a cameo by the Three Stooges.

 

North of the Yukon (1939) - Canadian Mountie adventure, filmed on location in British Columbia.

 

Riders of the Northland (1942) - WW2 spy film, with Lloyd Bridges and Shirley Patterson.

 

Cowboy Canteen (1944) - Wartime musical with Tex Ritter, Roy Acuff, Jimmy Wakeley, and the Mills Brothers.

 

Underworld U.S.A. (1960) - Hard-boiled, film-noir style crime drama, w/ Cliff Robertson and Beatrice Kay.