Buck Colins heads a group of local ranchers who are trying to prevent the railroad from completing its line through their property. Till now they have been able to charge tolls on herds passing through. Hoppy goes undercover to expose them.
Acting
William Boyd's absurdly consistent moral compass as Hoppy.
Production
Paramount's reliable B-unit cranking out western comfort.
Director
Lesley Selander
William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
Russell Hayden
Lucky Jenkins
Britt Wood
Speedy MacGinnis
Pedro de Cordoba
Padre Jose
Willard Robertson
Buck Collins
Matt Moore
Marlow
Betty Moran
Ellen Marlow
Kenneth Harlan
Chas. Higgins
Francis McDonald
Morgan
Earle Hodgins
Deputy
Jason Robards Sr.
Rancher
Stanley Price
Agitator
Ray Bennett
Stokey
George Chesebro
Henchman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
William Boyd played Hopalong Cassidy in 66 films from 1935-1948, becoming so synonymous with the role that he bought the rights and produced TV episodes himself when the studio stopped.
This was the 24th Hoppy film in just four years—Hollywood's original content farm, proving audiences would reliably show up for familiar heroes in formulaic plots.
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