Texas Dynamo
01/06/1950
Charles Starrett plays The Durango Kid in the 1950 Columbia western Texas Dynamo. As a novelty, Starrett not only plays Durango and his "alter ego" Steve Drake, but also takes on a third identity, that of a hired gun in the employ of the film's bad guys. As one critic noted, this may be the only western in which the hero is obliged to chase himself. Jock O'Mahoney -- later known as Jock Mahoney -- plays a secondary role, and also doubles for Starrett during the riskier stunt sequences.
Movie Information
Charles Starrett
as Steve Drake / Durango Kid
Smiley Burnette
as Smiley Burnette
Lois Hall
as Julia Beck
Jock Mahoney
as Bill Beck
Slim Duncan
as Slim Duncan
John Dehner
as Stanton
George Chesebro
as Kroger
Gregg Barton
as Luke
Marshall Bradford
as Walt Beck
Fred F. Sears
as Hawkins
Emil Sitka
as Turkey
