The Driftin' Kid

"He's LEAD POISON! When the kid drifts in...gunmen duck out! Trouble brings this human tornado on the run with guns blazin' and fists flyin'!"

1941

0h 57m

7.0(1 votes)

Western

Overview

In this western, the good-guy battles his bad-guy double and his band of outlaws to protect a purty gal's ranch.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Tom Keene

Tom Sterling / Jim Vernon

Betty Miles

Betty Lane

Frank Yaconelli

Lopez Mendoza

Glenn Strange

Jeff Payson (as Glen Strange)

Stanley Price

Rex Jenkins

Fred Hoose

Sheriff Parker

Slim Andrews

Salesman Slim

Gene Alsace

Henchman Blackie

Steve Clark

Roger Lane

Earl Douglas

Henchman Ace (as Lou Yaconelli)

Creative team

Directed by: Robert Emmett Tansey
Written by: Robert Emmett Tansey
Frances Kavanaugh

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