Trail of the Rustlers is a 1950 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Charles Starrett, Gail Davis and Tommy Ivo. It is part of the Durango Kid series of films. It is also known by the alternative title Lost River. The film's sets were designed by the art director Charles Clague. It was shot at the Iverson Ranch. Plot Kindly Mrs. Mahoney is actually the mastermind behind a scheme to acquire all the ranch land in the valley. Her sons and their henchmen use violence to get the ranchers to sell with her son Chick impersonating the Durango Kid who leads the attacks on the ranchers. Cast Charles Starrett as Steve Armitage / The Durango Kid Gail Davis as Mary Ellen Hyland Tommy Ivo as Todd Hyland Mira McKinney as Mrs. J.G. Mahoney Don C. Harvey as Chick Mahoney Eddie Cletro as Guitar Player The Roundup Boys as Musicians Smiley Burnette as Smiley Burnette Myron Healey as Ben Mahoney Gene Roth as Sheriff Dave Wilcox References Bibliography Pitts, Michael R. Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films. McFarland, 2012. External links 1950 films 1950 Western (genre) films 1950s English-language films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Ray Nazarro Columbia Pictures films American black-and-white films 1950s American films