When Steve Downey arrives to reopen his brother-in-law's gold mine, he finds a war between the ranchers and the miners. Ashton has had the water poisoned killing cattle. When Ashton's men find Steve's hat, they kill Tom Tavish and frame Steve for the murder. Escaping jail the Durango Kid goes into action.
Unfortunately the movie South of Death Valley is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Earle Snell | Screenplay |
| Writing | James Gruen | Story |
| Directing | Ray Nazarro | Director |
| Sound | Lambert E. Day | Sound |
| Production | Jack Fier | Production Manager |
| Camera | Fayte M. Browne | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Gilbert Kay | Assistant Director |
| Production | Colbert Clark | Producer |
| Editing | Paul Borofsky | Editor |
| Art | George Montgomery | Set Decoration |
| Art | Charles Clague | Art Direction |
