Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

"Streets of Ghost Town" is another in the Durango Kid series starring Charles Starrett and Smiley Burnette. If you haven't seen earlier entries in the series, you might enjoy this one. It's told mostly in flashbacks and uses generous amounts of stock footage in the telling. Much of the back story including a land rush, cattle stampede and horse stampede come from earlier films.Steve Woods (Starrett), Smiley and the Sheriff of Dusty Creek (Stanley Andrews) arrive in the ghost town of Shadeville in search of a lost treasure hidden by outlaw Bill Donner (George Chesebro) years before. Outlaw Bart Selby (Frank Fenton) whom Donner and his partner Wicks (John Cason) had doubled crossed also seeks the loot. Donner after years running with a gang which included Bob Kortman , is arrested and sent to prison.Donner escapes prison but is captured by Selby's gang and is blinded. He then goes into hiding in the ghost town with only his young grandson Tommy (Don Reynolds) to help him. Grand Daughter Doris (Mary Ellen Kay) also has an interest. Tommy makes an important discovery. Selby arrives on the scene as does Durango and.......................................................................It was nice to see grizzled old veteran George Chesebro given a major role for a change even though most of his part was in the stock footage. Fenton didn't make a very convincing gang leader. Mary Ellen Kay was totally wasted in her brief role. Starrett has little to do except story tell and show up as Durango at the end to round up the bad guys. The Colorado Rangers singing group provide the entertainment along with Smiley.Did you ever wonder how Smiley never knew Durango's identity even though he was always close pal with the Steve character?

No secret that Columbia Pictures recycles old footage. Cowboy idol Charles Starrett as Steve Woods and masked champion The Durango Kid teams again with his sidekick Smiley Burnette. The plot is thin, but enough to sustain a Saturday morning crowded theater. Looking for gold in a deserted town, Steve and Smiley along with the Dusty Creek sheriff(Stanley Andrews)discuss the case of Bill Donner(George Chesebro), who double crossed his partners for their share of gold. Doris Donner(Mary Ellen Kay)is available, but has no clues to where the gold was hidden. The only one that knows is the aged Bill Donner, sitting in jail with the loss of his eye sight. Flashbacks (previous footage of Durango Kid movies)extend and holds STREETS of GHOST TOWN together.Other players include: Frank Fenton, Don Reynolds and Ozie Walters.

Streets of Ghost Town (1950) *** (out of 4) Surprisenly good, if very cheap, "B" Western from Columbia has Steve Woods (Charles Starrett) arriving in a ghost town where we hear about a legend involving a hidden treasure. It turns out that the only person who knows where the treasure is is currently blind, in jail and isn't telling his secret. This entry in the studio's Durango Kid series is actually the best I've seen for a couple reasons. For starters, this entry dabbles in quite a few horror elements including the heroes messing around with a skull early on and there are other elements including how dark some of the material is. Another thing that keeps this one entertaining is that all sorts of stock footage is used and I found it rather fun seeing how they used it for the story. This includes a rather amazing looking cattle stampede, which was perhaps the highlight of this film (I'm not sure which film it was originally in). Starrett seems to be a bit more energized here in the dual role but he also serves a third part as the narrator. Smiley Burnette is added here and manages to bring quite a few laughs including one sequence where he gets tired of his horse not doing what he says so he decides to just run himself. STREETS OF GHOST TOWN isn't going to remind you of John Ford but it's goal wasn't to be a classic. It was meant to be entertaining and I think it does just that.

This is a classic western comedy. It was my first time seeing Smiley Burnettin an old western movie. He does such a great job acting and singing that I laughed many times throughout the movie. Yes, the same Smiley that was in Petticoat Junction and Green Acres. A must see for Western fans! The narration sounds a little hokey sometimes, but considering its 1950 I can understand that. The plot is great for the genre by using a Ghost town. Charles Starrett is the Durango Kid and always gives hero's a good name. I saw this in 2007 and it was just as fresh as when it was made. I highly recommend this film if you enjoy good fun, clean dialog and traditional morals.