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Whirlwind Raiders

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It's 1873 and the disbanded Texas Rangers have been replaced by the corrupt Texas State Police. Steve Lanning arrives posing as a wanted outlaw to get in with them in his attempt to have them replaced. His inside work helps the Durango Kid break up the State Police raids but he is in trouble when his secret identity as Durango becomes known to them.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1948-05-12

Runtime: 54 mins

Director: Vernon Keays

Spoken language: English

Genres: Western

Original title: Whirlwind Raiders

Production Companies: Columbia Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

Steve Lanning / The Durango Kid

Charles Starrett

Nancy Saunders

Don Reynolds

Fred F. Sears

Doye O'Dell

Henchman Slim (uncredited)

Lynn Farr

Barfly (uncredited)

Herman Hack

Bill Webster (uncredited)

Patrick Hurst

Captain Buff Tyson (uncredited)

Jack Ingram

Wilson (uncredited)

Frank LaRue

Charlie (uncredited)

Russell Meeker

Homer Ross (uncredited)

Philip Morris

Henchman Red Jordan (uncredited)

Eddie Parker

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