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El Dorado Pass

Name: El Dorado Pass
Genre: Western
Released: 1948-10-13
Cast: Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Elena Verdugo, Steve Darrell, Rory Mallinson

1948 | 55 min | Western

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: One for fans of a good con and western fans. Half the pleasure is trying to spot the trick before the reveal. Liked The Ballad of Buster Scruggs or The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford? This is a good next one.
The mood: Easygoing.
The pace: Well paced, at 55 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
What might put you off: Made in 1948: an older pace and style.

Charles Starrett returns as The Durango Kid in Columbia's El Dorado Pass. It all begins when Durango, in his everyday guise of Steve Clanton, is falsely accused of robbing a stagecoach. The genuine criminal is not only a thief but a coin collector, searching for a valuable specimen by staging holdups.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 420 people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Ray Nazarro

Charles StarrettThe Durango Kid
Smiley BurnetteSmiley
Elena VerdugoDolores
Steve DarrellPage
Rory MallinsonSheriff Tom Wright
Ted MapesDodd
Stanley BlystoneBarlow
Shorty ThompsonHimself