Before he was killed by Mark Foster's men, Bud Lawton willed part ownership in his ranch to Hoppy and his two pals. When the three arrive they find a fake posing as Lawton. When they expose the imposter, Foster gets the Sheriff to jail them for Lawton's murder.
Acting
William Boyd's Hoppy: the original stoic cinnamon roll cowboy.
Direction
Archainbaud squeezes a full mystery into 65 minutes. Efficient king.
Costume
That all-black outfit? Hoppy understood branding before Instagram.
Director
George Archainbaud
William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
Andy Clyde
California Carlson
Jimmy Rogers
Jimmy Rogers
Douglass Dumbrille
Mark Foster
Tom Seidel
Bud Lawton / Kit Moyer
Claudia Drake
Faith Lawton
Robert Mitchum
Rip Austin
Glenn Strange
Sonora
Pierce Lyden
Lefty
Roy Barcroft
Sheriff
Victor Adamson
Poncho Townsman
Bob Burns
Poncho Townsman
Sam Flint
Judge Stevens
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
William Boyd played Hopalong Cassidy in 66 films from 1935-1948, making him one of Hollywood's most prolific franchise stars before franchises were even a thing.
This was the 38th Hoppy film—produced by Harry Sherman, who basically invented the B-Western assembly line.
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