''Bonanza Town'' is a 1951 American

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film directed by Fred F. Sears who plays the villain and starring

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. This was the fifty-sixth of 65 films in the ''

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'' series. It was shot at the

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Plot

In pursuit of the allegedly deceased Henry Hardison, Steve employs marked bills to trace his whereabouts. His investigation leads him to Bonanza Town, where he secures employment under the town's influential figure, Crag Bozeman. Upon receiving payment in marked bills, Steve's suspicions that Bozeman's superior is, in fact, Hardison, are confirmed. As the narrative unfolds, Hardison and his associates devise a scheme to eliminate both Steve and the Durango Kid.

Cast

as Steve Ramsay / The Durango Kid * Fred F. Sears as Henry Hardison *

as Judge Anthony Dillon *

as Krag Boseman *

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as Henchman Smoker * Slim Duncan as Slim Duncan *

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as Smiley Burnette

References

Bibliography

* Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012.

External links

* 1951 films 1951 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Fred F. Sears Columbia Pictures films American black-and-white films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{1950s-US-Western-film-stub