Frontier Gunlaw (1946) User Reviews

Durango rides the vengeance trail .........

[revdrcac · 6/10 · 16 June 2006]

This post-war Durango Kid film finds the black-masked hero in top form. Dub "Cannonball " Taylor rides along as comic relief. A few cowboy crooners also turn up for good measure ,to appeal to the Singin' Cowboy fans....

Charles Starrett presents an imposing figure here, dressed all in black, astride his striking white stallion. This action-filled film provides lotsa good action, as Durango seeks vengeance for a robbery and murder involving his alter-ego's ranch.

These Durango Kid films were very popular and generally well-produced. In this one, we see a fun and entertaining matinée feature that will be enjoyed by most western fans.

One of Starrett's best!

[JohnHowardReid · 7/10 · 6 July 2014]

It doesn't look like we're going to be able to revisit this one on DVD. Would you believe they released two of Starrett's worst films in his long-running "Durango Kid" series on DVD and then had the chutzpah to complain there was no interest? Of course there was no interest. People are not going to shell out good money to see two of Starrett's worst movies. We want to see his best! Admittedly, "Frontier Gun Law" is by no means the very best in the series, but it's pretty good and has some of our favorite people in the cast, including Tex Harding, Dub Taylor, Jean Stevens, Al Trace and his Silly Symphonists, Hank Worden and Jack Rochester. This one also has plenty of fast-moving action, most of it especially staged for this movie, although there is a bit of stock footage here and there. I'll admit that some of the support acting is poor and that the dialogue is often pretty routine. On the other hand, Glen Gano has contributed some marvelous location photography, including some really exciting chases with running inserts. In all, a fast-paced 60 minutes!

Personal connection to movie

[rbtand · 5/10 · 28 October 2005]

My Father was one of the musicians in Al Trace's band, "Silly Symphonists". Though only 9 years old at the time, I still remember spending the Summer of 1944, while they made this film and "Rustlers of the Badlands". It was quite an adventure, visiting the set on the Columbia "ranch" as the location was called, where the Western set was. I have photos of me with Charles Starret and others. And what an education it was for a kid; visiting the sites of LA, travelling on the Twentieth Century Limited from NY to Chicago and the Sante Fe Super chief from Chicago to LA. I can even remember the man in the compartment next door, pointing out the trickle of water that he identified as the LA River, as we pulled into town. Would you please tell me if its available anywhere on VCR or DVD? Thank you.