Trail of the Rustlers

Trail of the Rustlers is a 1950 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Charles Starrett, Gail Davis and Tommy Ivo.^[1] It is also known by the alternative title Lost River. This was the forty-fifth of 65 films in the Durango Kid series.^[2]

Trail of the Rustlers
Original film poster
Directed by	Ray Nazarro
Written by	Victor Arthur
Produced by	Colbert Clark
Starring	Charles Starrett Gail Davis Tommy Ivo
Cinematography	Fayte M. Browne
Edited by	Paul Borofsky
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	February 2, 1950 (1950-02-02)
Running time	55 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The film's sets were designed by the art director Charles Clague. It was shot at the Iverson Ranch.

Plot

Kindly Mrs. Mahoney is actually the mastermind behind a scheme to acquire all the ranch land in the valley. Her sons and their henchmen use violence to get the ranchers to sell with her son Chick impersonating the Durango Kid who leads the attacks on the ranchers.

Cast

• Charles Starrett as Steve Armitage / The Durango Kid
• Gail Davis as Mary Ellen Hyland
• Tommy Ivo as Todd Hyland
• Mira McKinney as Mrs. J.G. Mahoney
• Don C. Harvey as Chick Mahoney
• Eddie Cletro as Guitar Player
• The Roundup Boys as Musicians
• Smiley Burnette as Smiley Burnette
• Myron Healey as Ben Mahoney
• Gene Roth as Sheriff Dave Wilcox