The "Durango Kid" westerns (there were almost 60 made between 1945-1953) were a hoot. Charles Starrett played the lead, with a number of 'sidekicks' throughout the series. They were very popular at the Saturday matinees at the Best Theater in Kanawha City. One notable feature was, of course, a chase scene, which always showed the hero riding after the villain. No matter where in the West the story was set, at one point in the chase the riders would gallop around THE SAME BIG ROCK while blazing away with their 'six-guns,' which seemed to hold an unlimited amount of ammunition!
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