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.


Texas Dynamo (1950)
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Charles Starrett
Steve Drake / Durango Kid

Smiley Burnette
Smiley Burnette

Lois Hall
Julia Beck

Jock Mahoney
Bill Beck
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Slim Duncan
Slim Duncan

John Dehner
Stanton

George Chesebro
Kroger

Gregg Barton
Luke
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Marshall Bradford
Walt Beck
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