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Cyclone Fury
Cyclone Fury

Cyclone Fury

Charles Starrett and Smiley Burnette come through high...wide...and then some for the U.S. Army

Genres

Western

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A late entry in Columbia's seemingly endless Durango Kid Western series, Cyclone Fury was augmented with a hefty dose of stock footage from an earlier Durango effort, Galloping Thunder (1946), footage that included sidekick Smiley Burnette warbling "Hear the Wind (Singing a Cowboy Song)" accompanied by Merle Travis and his Bronco Busters.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

53 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

14 August 1951

Country

United States of America

Cast

Charles Starrett

Charles Starrett

The Durango Kid / Steve Reynolds

Fred F. Sears

Fred F. Sears

Captain Barham

Clayton Moore

Clayton Moore

Grat Hanlon

Robert J. Wilke

Robert J. Wilke

Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke)

Merle Travis

Merle Travis

Guitar Player

Smiley Burnette

Smiley Burnette

Smiley Burnette

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