The Kid from Amarillo
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The Kid from Amarillo

Charles STARRETT shoots the badmen! and Smiley BURNETTE shoots the bull!

7.0 / 10 1951 56mNR English
Western

Storyline

Charles "Durango" Starrett and his pal Smiley Burnette go after smugglers. Our heroes travel incognito across the Mexican border to beard the leader of the gang in his den.

Cast & Crew

Charles Starrett

Charles Starrett

Steve Ransom / The Durango Kid

Lead
Smiley Burnette

Smiley Burnette

Smiley Burnette

Harry Lauter

Harry Lauter

Tom Mallory

Fred F. Sears

Fred F. Sears

Jonathan Cole

Don Megowan

Don Megowan

Rakim

Guy Teague

Guy Teague

Dirk

SL

Scott Lee

Snead

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ray Nazarro's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Kid from Amarillo is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker