Durango Kid

Another cowboy I liked to see in the Saturday picture show were the Durango Kid. He were played by a guy named Charles Starrett. Later on in life I found out a few things about Charles what was unusual to say the least. He wore a black mask when he were dressed up as Durango so nobody would know who he were. They say that mask started out as a piece of Rita Hayworth's gown what were laying around the studio when they come up with the idea. And like Roy Rogers (who come from Ohio)
Charles warn't from the wild west. He were from Massachusetts and was going to Dartmouth College when they was making a movie there. Somebody spotted Charles who were a nice looking fellow and gave him a test for the movies. And he didn't start out playing a cowboy, but once he did it kinda stuck and from then on that's all he played. I sure am glad because I probably never would have seen any of his other movies. Do anybody remember his horse's name? I'll tell you tomorrow.

Hollis' book of the day:
Intruder in the Dust by William Faulkner - Empty graves, quick sand, and lynch mobs in Yoknapatawpha County