The Lonesome Trail (1945 film)

The Lonesome Trail is a 1945 American Western film directed by Oliver Drake. The film stars Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid and Tex Harding. It is part of the Durango Kid film series produced by Columbia Pictures. The plot typically involves the Durango Kid battling outlaws and protecting the innocent, employing his secret identity to right wrongs in the old West. Common themes include land disputes, cattle rustling, and robberies. The film is considered a B-movie and is notable for its action sequences and musical numbers, which were common features of Westerns of that era. The supporting cast often featured recurring characters who appeared in multiple films in the series. Reviews of the film are scarce and contemporary critical reception is not widely documented, but the film is representative of the low-budget, formulaic Westerns popular during the 1940s.