Gunning for Vengeance (Columbia Pictures) (1946)

PUBLICITY (Review) DURANGO KID SCORES AGAIN There’s twice the Western action and twice the Western fun and melody in Columbia Pictures’ “Gunning for Vengeance,’ now playing at the .......... ee rere arth Theatre, as two top .Western stars, Charles Starrett, the Durango Kid, and Smiley Burnette roar into action together on the side of law and order. In the role of the new marshal of Rim Rock, the Kid has a field day, smashing a vicious group of outlaws; Smiley, playing his deputy, provides all those belly-laughs for which he’s so famous. As a team, they’re a natural, furnishing a doublebarreled load of wild West action, tunes and laughs. Marjean Neville as a rancher’s daughter, and Phyllis Adair as the proprietess of a saloon, handle the feminine leads expertly. The pleasant tunes of the Trailsmen spark the proceedings: and the whole business has been skillfully directed by Ray Nazarro. (Feature) SMILEY SNOOZES AND KIDS PAINT Shades of Tom Sawyer! Before starting work in his co-starring role with Charles Starrett in the Columbia Western, “Gunning for Vengeance,” HOw playin At thes: isis. Theatre, Smiley Burnette tossed a barbecue party for the press at his ranch home. A couple of days before the shindig, Smiley noticed that some of the fences surrounding his place were badly in need of paint. Painters are scarce out there, so Smiley cagily prevailed upon his wife’s Sunday school class to do the job, while he lolled in comfort in a hammock, studying his screen role. The kids of the Sunday school class got their inning in though, because on the day of the party the guests were afraid to sit down in the garden chairs. It seems that just before the festivities got under way some of the youngsters, with a touch of deviltry in their young hearts, put up “wet paint” signs all over the place. Was First Singer Curt Barrett, whose vocal group, the Trailsmen, gives out with some syncopating Western rhythm in Columbia Pictures’ “Gunning for Vengeance”, starring Charles Starrett and Smiley Burnette, and currently showing AL ee eet eden e tees Theatre, was the first authentic cowboy singer on the West coast. In 1930, he sang the theme song in the Warner Bros.’ film, “Under a Texas Moon.” CAST Steve Landry (The Durango Kid) ...CHARLES STARRETT Smiley Butterbeam. .................... SMILEY BURNETTE Eldiners cee Marjean Neville Curlysn ee Robert Kortman Mike? George Chesebro Mayor Garry .......... Frank LaRue Jim Claykéurn ....Lane Chandler Belle Madden ...... Phyllis Adair ShOmtyices eae Robert Williams ROGURE ci ee A Jack Kirk Man eu.c7 Ss ares John Tyrrell and The Trailsmen STAFF Screenplay by Louise Rousseau, Ed. Earl Repp; Story by Louise Rousseau; Directed by Ray Nazarro; Assistant Director, Carter DeHaven, Jr.; Director of Photography, George Kelley; Film Editor, Paul Borofsky; Art Director, Charles Clague; Sound Engineer, Philip Faulkner; Produced by Colbert Clark. A COLUMBIA PICTURE Smiley Gets Stuck In a_ fast-moving sequence during the filming of Columbia Pictures’ Western, “Gunning for Vengeance”, now showing at (acy age ain ia eran Theatre, Charles Starrett, who co-stars with Smiley Burnette, was supposed to hurriedly pin a deputy marshal’s badge on Smiley’s ample chest. In two rehearsals, Starrett punctured Smiley so badly that he put a piece of cardboard under his shirt for protection! STORY (Not for Publication) Steve Landry, in reality the Durango Kid (Charles Starrett), comes to Rim Rock as the new marshal. There, he meets an old friend, Smiley Butterbeam (Smiley Burnette). At the Crystal Palace Saloon, operated by Beile Madden (Phyllis Adair), they encounter Jim Clayburn, (Lane Chandler), ringleader of the local outlaws. Incensed with Steve for his interference, Clayburn decides to murder him. He plans to kidnap Elaine Jenkins (Marjean Neville), whose father Steve had earlier saved from the outlaws, hoping to lure the marshal out into the open. Elaine is not kidnapped, but Steve thinks she is. Almost in the trap, Steve is intercepted by Smiley. Waiting their chance, they return to overcome Clay burn and his henchmen. (Running Time: 56 Minutes) Starrett-Burnette Mat I-A Charles Starrett and Smiley Burnette co-star in Columbia Pictures’ ''Gunning for Vengeance,’ now playing atethe: chan. Theatre. Has Noble Lineage Phyllis Adair, who plays the feminine lead in Columbia Pictures’ Western, “Gunning for Vengeance,” co-starring Charles Starrett and Smiley Burnette and HOWE Dla Vitie, AORN h 0.) Gstaat. cies ‘Theatre, comes from a long line of European nobility. Her father, George Wilsnack, is the greatgrandson of Count Von Wilsnack of Germany, and_ her mother, Louise Wilsnack, boasts a coat-of-arms from her own Swiss ancestry, which dates back several hundred years. (General Advance) STARRETT STARS WITH BURNETTE Columbia Pictures’ bang-up new Western, “Gunning for Vengeance,” starring Charles Starrett, tne Durango Kid, and Smiley Burnette, opens at the sencenaanisseebaaath dheatte ons 2aniens: lirst reports indicate that fans are in for a double-barreled load of wild West thrills, action, tunes and fun, with Starrett and Burnette making up a most fascinating Western team. The dual role of Steve Landry, new marshal of Rim Rock, and the Durango Kid, Robin Hood of the range, promises to give Charles Starrett one of his most stirring portrayals, as he roars into action against a cruel and vicious outlaw gang, while Smiley Burnette, ambling along as Steve’s deputy when he’s not shoeing horses as the town’s blacksmith, should furnish more than his usual share of hilarity. The crackling melodrama and broad comedy are further enlivened by the syncopating tunes of the Trailsmen, it is said, while the feminine leads are capably handled by Marjean Neville and Phyllis Adair. Louise Rousseau and Ed. Earl Repp are responsible for the fine screenplay, and the whole business has been skillfully directed by Ray Nazarro, according to the latest info. This makes the second appearance on the screen for the new Western team of Charles Starrett and Smiley Burnette. Judging by all reports, it looks as though the moviemakers have come upon a jackpot combination. Gunning for Vengeance Mat 2-A Charles Starrett, as the Durango Kid, puts the arm of the law on a villain. as Smiley Burnette and Phyllis Adair stand by, in the thrilling Columbia Western, “Gunning for Vengeance," now at the Maite os Theatre.