tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post1762765487336970709..comments2024-03-18T23:04:33.161-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Tuesday's Overlooked Movie: The Desert HorsemanJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-21551361091595596122015-01-01T11:34:05.220-06:002015-01-01T11:34:05.220-06:00Smiley could be really annoying and childish at ti...Smiley could be really annoying and childish at times but I guess that was the whole point. The kids wanted childish humor and the sidekicks gave it to them in large doses. Tex Ritter had a couple of the dumbest sidekicks ever. They acted like they had severe mental problems but the kids loved it.Walker Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089880902426182100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-31964086522178167302015-01-01T09:59:58.395-06:002015-01-01T09:59:58.395-06:00The Durango Kid was a much more impressive charact...The Durango Kid was a much more impressive character on the big screen. The black outfit, the white horse. I can remember seeing a few of those at Saturday matinees back in the day. Now they're on GET TV. Jock Mahoney did so much stunt work for Starrett that he eventually ended up playing himself in a couple of the films. If you look close you can see Mahoney wearing his Range Rider belt with the RR on the buckle. Sometimes I'd like to strangle Smiley Burnett.<br /><br />John M. WhalenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-17230893432164722272014-12-30T07:11:11.167-06:002014-12-30T07:11:11.167-06:00I guess you have to be a kid to like The Durango K...I guess you have to be a kid to like The Durango Kid. I liked him a lot back in the 1940's when I was a little kid and now that I'm entering my second childhood, I'll probably start liking him again.<br /><br />All my pals back then liked him mainly because of his great black mask and costume. The name had a great sound to it also. Wish he had a whip also. In fact later on, a couple cowboy heroes were given whips: Lash LaRue and Whip Wilson. Walker Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089880902426182100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-23438641672628206712014-12-30T07:07:12.762-06:002014-12-30T07:07:12.762-06:00I always like a Durango Kid movie, bad as they are...I always like a Durango Kid movie, bad as they are. Starrett's first name was always Steve, I think, in the series, but he had various last names. Plot didn't really matter to us 7-year-olds back in the '40s as long as there was some ridin' and shootin' and a masked hero. I agree about Smiley Burnette, though Smiley himself thought he was great. I believe he endeared himself to Starrett when he was hired by telling him, "They brought me in to save the series."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com