List of the best Charles Starrett movies: Whirlwind Raiders(1948), The Kid From Broken Gun(1952), Stampede(1936), Bonanza Town(1951), Law of the Canyon(1947), Blazing Across the Pecos(1948), Blazing the Western Trail(1946), Trail of the Rustlers(1950), Make a Million(1935), Murder on the Campus(1934), The Return of Casey Jones(1933), A Shot in the Dark(1935) ... ...
Western
USA
1948
54 Minutes
Steve Lanning, The Durango Kid
The Durango Kid battles a gang of outlaws that trick people by calling themselves the "Texas State Police."
Western
USA
1952
55 Minutes
Charles Starrett Jock Mahoney Angela Stevens Tristram Coffin Myron Healey Helen Mowery Mauritz Hugo Edgar Dearing Pat O'Malley John L. Cason
postal worker prosecutor thug optometrist girlfriend boxer suspenseful amusing patriotic post office courtroom jail roof new mexico small town justice trial relocation false accusations love triangle
When a guzzled prospector stumbles on the treasure of gold coins hidden by Mexican emperor Santa Ana, a myriad of malefactors, both outlaws and outwardly upstanding citizens resort to subterfuge and murder to obtain it.
Western
Canada|USA
1936
57 Minutes
Charles Starrett Finis Barton J.P. McGowan Le Strange Millman Reginald Hincks James McGrath Arthur Kerr Jack Atkinson Michael Heppell Ted Mapes
A cowboy out to find out who murdered his brother discovers that the killers may not be who he thought they were.
Western
USA
1951
56 Minutes
A man's pursuit of some wanted criminals is hindered by the interference of a crooked judge.
Western
USA
1947
56 Minutes
Freight wagons are being stolen and ransomed back to their owners. Government agent Steve Langtry (and his alter ego the Durango Kid) is sent break up the Hood Gang that's behind the robberies.
Western
USA
1948
55 Minutes
The Durango Kid and Marshal Smiley Burnette complicate a corrupt mayor and his henchman's efforts to take over a town.
Western
USA
1946
60 Minutes
Jeff Waring, The Durango Kid
Charles Starrett Tex Harding Dub Taylor Carole Mathews
cowboy sidekick daughter stagecoach owner friend hero thrilling fiery playful wild west post office saloon murder investigation business scheme father/daughter relationship honor stagecoach robbery rivalry pursuit
Jeff Waring (Charles Starrett) and his friends Tex Harding (Tex Harding) and Cannonball (Dub Taylor) become involved in the affairs of two rival stagecoach lines, one of them headed by Mary... See full summary »
Western
USA
1950
55 Minutes
Charles Starrett Smiley Burnette Gail Davis Don Harvey Tommy Ivo Mira McKinney
cowboy bandit young boy sidekick henchman mother thrilling endearing rousing spirited jail river cattle ranch texas small town robbery jailbreak impersonation family honor land grab
Widow Mahoney, the best cook in town and hotel proprietor , along with her larcenous sons, is trying to take control of the town's water supply so she can acquire the valley ranchland cheaply.
Comedy
USA
1935
68 Minutes
Jones
Charles Starrett Pauline Brooks George E. Stone James Burke Guy Usher Norman Houston Monte Carter Jimmy Aubrey George Cleveland
A college economics professor's "radical" ideas about capitalism get him fired. When he decides to put those ideas into practice, he finds that they actually do generate him huge amounts of... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
73 Minutes
A popular young student finds herself accused of a series of murders that have occurred on the college campus. Her boyfriend, a reporter for the local newspaper, knows she didn't do it, and sets out to prove her innocence and catch the real killer.
Drama
USA
1933
67 Minutes
Jim Martin
Charles Starrett Ruth Hall George "Gabby" Hayes Robert Elliott Margaret Seddon Jackie Searle Gordon De Main
Jimmy, a young boy, idolizes famed train engineer Casey Jones and is devastated when his hero is killed in a train wreck. The boy grows up to be a railroad engineer, too, but one day the ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1935
69 Minutes
The apparent hanging of a suicidal student is revealed to be murder, as he was already dead when the noose was placed around his neck, killed by a sharp needle that penetrated the back of his skull with great force.
Western
1940
61 Minutes
Charles Starrett Luana Walters Kenneth MacDonald Francis Walker Forrest Taylor Melvin Lang Bob Nolan Pat Brady Frank LaRue
The cowboy hero (Charles Starrett) with a secret saves settlers from rustlers in his movie-series debut.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
85 Minutes
Tom Caldwell
Sally Blane Charles Starrett Hardie Albright William Farnum Irving Pichel Arthur Lake Theodore von Eltz Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Edgar Kennedy Murray Kinnell James Bradbury Jr.
The crew of the Pioneer Zephyr diesel train has only a few hours to deliver an iron lung to an injured man at the Boulder Dam construction site.
Comedy, Romance
USA
1936
72 Minutes
Irene Hervey Charles Starrett Doris Kenyon H.B. Warner Irene Franklin Bernadene Hayes Ferdinand Gottschalk Charles Judels
The shop girl Emmy Grant meets the handsome doorman John Patrick O'Ryan outside of a theater and she is convinced that he is her true love. O'Ryan is a zealous medical student, soon to be a... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1933
53 Minutes
Gordon Wayne
Anita Page Harry Hoyt Charles Starrett Kenneth Thomson
A young woman believes that an actor committed the murder for which her brother has been imprisoned, and she gets her fiancé--a newspaper reporter--to accompany her in following the ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
68 Minutes
Michael Tracy
Shirley Grey Charles Starrett Claude Gillingwater John Wray William Bakewell Dorothy Revier Ben Hendricks Jr. Stephen Chase Arthur Clayton Aggie Herring
The owner of a large mansion in the country throws a costume party for some of his friends. However, the party turns sour when he is found stabbed to death in a closet. The police and a guest try to discover who committed the murder.
Musical, Comedy, Romance, Drama
USA
1933
77 Minutes
Morley
Mary Carlisle Buster Crabbe Charles Starrett Florence Lake Eddie Tamblyn Sally Starr Tom Dugan Burr McIntosh Grady Sutton Purnell Pratt Franklin Parker
A campus flirt who has been "pinned" by most of the boys of Sigma Chi fraternity falls for a no-nonsense athlete who doesn't have time for such diversions as women.
Comedy
USA
1930
82 Minutes
Perry
Fredric March Ina Claire Mary Brian Henrietta Crosman Charles Starrett Arnold Korff Frank Conroy
family matriarch actor actress manager daughter brother melodramatic amusing lighthearted new york city broadway theater family home family acting love retirement theater relationships transformation sacrifice
Julie Cavendish comes from a family of great Broadway actors. Her mother Fanny staunchly continues acting. Her boisterous brother Tony is fleeing a breach of promise suit in Hollywood. Her ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1934
68 Minutes
Russell "Russ" Gray
Jean Muir George Brent Verree Teasdale John Halliday Charles Starrett Russell Hopton Virginia Hammond Joan Wheeler Catherine Sheldon Harry Tyler Gladys Gale
actress friend daughter fiancé mother young woman spirited endearing moving new york city apartment party estate secret life mother/daughter relationship love triangle fame engagement class distinctions temptation
A man meets the daughter of his lover and they begin to fall in love.
Horror
USA
1932
72 Minutes
Terrence Granville
Boris Karloff Lewis Stone Karen Morley Myrna Loy Charles Starrett Jean Hersholt Lawrence Grant David Torrence
villain daughter commander doctor explorer archaeologist engaging campy gobi desert england expedition schemes showdown good versus evil father/daughter relationship rivalry quest rescue 1930s
(1932 Chesterfield) - John Darrow, Sarah Padden, Montagu Love, Claudia Dell. This is kind of a poverty row version of Madame X. Padden owns a notorious big-city speakeasy. When her long ... See full summary »
Western, Comedy, Action
Canada
1935
61 Minutes
Constable Robert Hunter
Eric Clavering Adrienne Dore Kenne Duncan Wheeler Oakman Charles Starrett
For showing cowardice during a holdup, bank teller Bob Hunter is fired. He joins the Mounties and is assigned to look for those robbers. To have him work undercover, the Inspector's scheme ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1933
83 Minutes
Fleming Harvey
Constance Bennett Gilbert Roland Anita Louise Violet Kemble Cooper Phoebe Foster Grant Mitchell Charles Starrett Minor Watson
heiress gigolo sister wife husband mistress emotional witty england estate aristocracy marriage of convenience scandal humiliation infidelity sister relationship fall forbidden love 1930s
Although the British upper class may be thought our betters in society, but they are certainly not our betters, and perhaps our equals, in morality.