The Durango Kid is a 1940 American Western directed by Lambert Hillyer, starring Charles Starrett, Luana Walters and Kenneth McDonald.

[3] The Durango Kid was just another of Columbia's B-western features in its popular Charles Starrett series, with no special distinction except for its standard hero-vs.-villain plotline.

In 1945 the studio produced a sequel, The Return of the Durango Kid, which caught on with moviegoers and became a series.

[4] Bill Lowry returns home to his family ranch, to find that ruthless businessman Mace Ballard is trying to force the townspeople into selling their land.

This prompts Bill to masquerade as The Durango Kid, fabled vigilante who fights for justice.