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Across the Badlands

  • 1950
  • Approved
  • 55m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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Smiley Burnette, Helen Mowery, and Charles Starrett in Across the Badlands (1950)
DramaMusicWestern

The Durango Kid exposes a gang making attacks on a band of surveyors laying a new railway line.The Durango Kid exposes a gang making attacks on a band of surveyors laying a new railway line.The Durango Kid exposes a gang making attacks on a band of surveyors laying a new railway line.

  • Director
    • Fred F. Sears
  • Writer
    • Barry Shipman
  • Stars
    • Charles Starrett
    • Smiley Burnette
    • Helen Mowery
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    46
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Fred F. Sears
    • Writer
      • Barry Shipman
    • Stars
      • Charles Starrett
      • Smiley Burnette
      • Helen Mowery
    • 1User review
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    Charles Starrett
    Charles Starrett
    • Steve Ransom…
    Smiley Burnette
    Smiley Burnette
    • Smiley Burnette
    Helen Mowery
    Helen Mowery
    • Eileen Carson
    Stanley Andrews
    Stanley Andrews
    • Sheriff Crocker
    Robert J. Wilke
    Robert J. Wilke
    • Duke Jackson
    • (as Bob Wilke)
    • …
    Dick Elliott
    Dick Elliott
    • Rufus Downey
    Hugh Prosser
    Hugh Prosser
    • Jeff Carson
    Robert Cavendish
    • Bart
    • (as Robert S. Cavendish)
    Charles Evans
    Charles Evans
    • Gregory Banion
    Paul Campbell
    • Pete
    Harmonica Bill
    • Harmonica Bill
    Richard Alexander
    Richard Alexander
    • Burly Tough Guy
    • (as Dick Alexander)
    Bob Woodward
    Bob Woodward
    • Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Fred F. Sears
    • Writer
      • Barry Shipman
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    • Release date
      • September 14, 1950 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Challenge
    • Filming locations
      • Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 55m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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