Whirlwind Raiders

Whirlwind Raiders

54 mins | Western | May 12, 1948

It's 1873 and the disbanded Texas Rangers have been replaced by the corrupt Texas State Police.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.

Whirlwind Raiders

54 mins | Western | May 12, 1948

Whirlwind Raiders
It's 1873 and the disbanded Texas Rangers have been replaced by the corrupt Texas State Police.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.
Producers Columbia Pictures
Original title Whirlwind Raiders
Directors Vernon Keays, Helen McCaffrey
Writers Norman S. Hall

Cast

Charles Starrett

as Steve Lanning / The Durango Kid

Nancy Saunders

as Claire Ross

Don Reynolds

as Tommy Ross

Fred F. Sears

as Tracy Beaumont

Doye O'Dell

as Guitar Player

Smiley Burnette

as Smiley Burnette

Lynn Farr

as Henchman Slim (uncredited)

Herman Hack

as Barfly (uncredited)

Patrick Hurst

as Bill Webster (uncredited)

Jack Ingram

as Captain Buff Tyson (uncredited)

Frank LaRue

as Wilson (uncredited)

Russell Meeker

as Charlie (uncredited)

Philip Morris

as Homer Ross (uncredited)

Eddie Parker

as Henchman Red Jordan (uncredited)

Maudie Prickett

as Mrs. Wallace (uncredited)