Challenge of the Range

Name: Challenge of the Range
Released: 1949-04-02

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1949•54 min•Western

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Charles Starrett

Steve Roper / The Durango Kid

Paula Raymond

Judy Barton

Billy Halop

Reb Matson

Steve Darrell

Cal Matson

Smiley Burnette

Henry Hall

Jim Barton

Charles Starrett once more dons the mask of mysterious do-gooder "The Durango Kid" in Columbia's Challenge of the Range. Wandering cowboy Steve Roper (Starrett) is hired by the Farmers Association to stem the activities of a group of gunmen who are driving ranchers off their land. The most likely suspect turns out to be innocent: the real culprits are within the Association itself. With the help of the chief suspect's son, Roper brings the crooks to justice.

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