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Call of the Prairie (1936)

APPROVED 63 min  -  Western  -   6 March 1936 (USA)
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Hoppy returns to find Johnny in trouble. Buck Peters has been shot by Porter who made it look like Johnny did it... See full summary »

Director:

Howard Bretherton

Writers:

Clarence E. Mulford (story), Doris Schroeder (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

William Boyd, James Ellison and Muriel Evans
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Boyd ...
James Ellison James Ellison ...
Johnny Nelson (as Jimmy Ellison)
Muriel Evans Muriel Evans ...
Linda McHenry
George 'Gabby' Hayes ...
Charlie 'Shanghai' McHenry (as George Hayes)
Chester Conklin Chester Conklin ...
Sheriff Sandy McQueen
Al Bridge Al Bridge ...
Sam Porter (as Alan Bridge)
Willie Fung Willie Fung ...
Wong
Howard Lang Howard Lang ...
Buck Peters
Hank Mann Hank Mann ...
Bartender Tom
Al Hill Al Hill ...
Tom Slade
Jim Mason Jim Mason ...
Hoskins
John Merton John Merton ...
Henchman Arizona
Chill Wills ...
Singing cowhand (as The Avalon Boys)
Art Green Art Green ...
Singing cowhand (as The Avalon Boys)
Walter Trask Walter Trask ...
Singing cowhand (as The Avalon Boys)
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Storyline

Hoppy returns to find Johnny in trouble. Buck Peters has been shot by Porter who made it look like Johnny did it. When Johnny flees he runs into Linda. He takes a liking to her only to learn her father Shanghai is one of Porter's gang. Going after Shanghai, he gets captured by the gang and Porter now plans to kill him. But Hoppy is near by and Johnny will get unexpected help from Shanghai. Written by Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>  

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Bank Robbery | Hopalong Cassidy | Song | Outlaw Gang | Beautiful Woman  | See more »

Taglines:

You'll THRILL To His Deeds of Daring...The Prince of Pistoleers in another action-packed saga of the sun-baked prairies!

Genres:

Western

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Filming Locations:

Kernville, California, USA See more »

Company Credits

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Harry Sherman Productions See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Wide Range System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The fourth of sixty-six Hopalong Cassidy movies. See more »

Quotes

Johnny Nelson: You keep out of my affairs! I'm tired of bein' the tail end of your kite.
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Connections

Edited into Prairie Vengeance (1951) See more »

Soundtracks

"Call of the Prairie"
Music by Vee Lawnhurst
Lyrics by Tot Seymour See more »