Smoky Canyon (1952)

movie

(90)

Country: USA
Genres: Western
Release: 1952-01-31
Director: Fred F. Sears
Writers: Barry Shipman
Language: English
Stars: Charles Starrett , Charles Starrett , Jock Mahoney , Danni Sue Nolan , Tristram Coffin , Larry Hudson , Bullet , Smiley Burnette , Chris Alcaide , Dick Botiller , Russell Custer
Runtime: 55 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Smoky Canyon (United States of America) , Smoky Canyon , O Barranco da Morte (Brazil) , Smoky Canyon (United Kingdom)
Plot: Government agent Steve Brent, alias the Durango Kid(Charles Starrett) gets involved in a range war between cattlemen and sheepmen in Timber Rock. Cattlemen sluaghter their herds to keep the prices high---Economics 101---and blame the destruction on the sheepmen---Plot Device 6. Jack Mahoney (Jock Mahoney as Jack Mahoney), leader of the sheepmen, is falsely accused of killing rancher Jim Woodstock (Frank O'Connor), which leads Woodstock's daughter, Roberta (Dani Sue Nolan,somewhat miffed at Mahoney and she breaks their engagement. Brent joins the cattlemen, as a ruse, to find the real killer. Smiley Burnette sings a song called "It's Got To Get Better", but it doesn't.
IMDB:tt0045159