No secret that Columbia Pictures recycles old footage. Cowboy idol Charles Starrett as Steve Woods and masked champion The Durango Kid teams again with his sidekick Smiley Burnette. The plot is thin, but enough to sustain a Saturday morning crowded theater. Looking for gold in a deserted town, Steve and Smiley along with the Dusty Creek sheriff(Stanley Andrews)discuss the case of Bill Donner(George Chesebro), who double crossed his partners for their share of gold. Doris Donner(Mary Ellen Kay)is available, but has no clues to where the gold was hidden. The only one that knows is the aged Bill Donner, sitting in jail with the loss of his eye sight. Flashbacks (previous footage of Durango Kid movies)extend and holds STREETS of GHOST TOWN together.Other players include: Frank Fenton, Don Reynolds and Ozie Walters.

... and that's the case here. The story is told mainly in flashback as The Durango Kid (Charles Starrett) recounts the tale of a stolen stash of gold known only to blind outlaw Bill Donner and a child in which Donner confided, but is desired by outlaw Frank Fenton. The "ghost town" was once a thriving place, but Fenton ran everyone out of town by terrorizing the settlers, all so he could have the place to himself and eventually find the gold. There are lots of good action shots in this film mainly because about two thirds of the film is stock footage from past Durango Kid westerns. Only the ending shots and the scenes where Durango is recounting the tale are new footage. There are some macabre elements here you don't normally see in these westerns, such as outlaw Bill Donner locking his partners in the hidden vault with the gold and leaving them, now two of the richest men in the world, to die in a grave of gold. In another scene Donner is captured by Fenton's gang and then returns blinded. It is not clear whether Donner blinded himself so he could not be forced to divulge the location of the loot, or if Fenton did it out of meanness, and in this case, stupidity. If you haven't seen the past Durango Kid westerns and therefore recognize all of the stock footage, and you like westerns in general, you should like this one.

This is a classic western comedy. It was my first time seeing Smiley Burnettin an old western movie. He does such a great job acting and singing that I laughed many times throughout the movie. Yes, the same Smiley that was in Petticoat Junction and Green Acres. A must see for Western fans! The narration sounds a little hokey sometimes, but considering its 1950 I can understand that. The plot is great for the genre by using a Ghost town. Charles Starrett is the Durango Kid and always gives hero's a good name. I saw this in 2007 and it was just as fresh as when it was made. I highly recommend this film if you enjoy good fun, clean dialog and traditional morals.

I found it interesting that this film was not original, but used stock footage from previous westerns: "Gunning For Vengeance" and "Landrush." I always suspected that a lot of the shooting and chasing in westerns appeared the same, but I never realized that they actually used the same film. Roger Corman would be proud.I also found it interesting in this particular western the use of the protection racket by the outlaws. Agasin, something I had never seen previously. Using stampeding horses or cows to intimidate and collect protection money. Cowboy Mafia? The cowboys here, including the Durtango Kid, really need to take some shooting lessons. Bullets were flying all over the place and no one got shot./ The only time anyone did get shot was at point blank range from 3-4 feet. Interesting.