Cassidy of Bar 20 (1938)

Against a background of exceptional mountain photography, Hoppy rushes to rid former sweetheart Nora Blake and Pappy's range of rustlers and bad guys.

Director:

Lesley Selander

Writers:

Norman Houston (screenplay), Clarence E. Mulford (based on a story by)

Stars:

William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Frank Darien

Cast

Complete credited cast:
William Boyd	...	Hopalong Cassidy
Russell Hayden	...	Lucky Jenkins
Frank Darien	...	Pappy
Nora Lane	...	Nora Blake
Robert Fiske	...	Clay Allison
John Elliott	...	Tom Dillon
Margaret Marquis	...	Mary Dillon
Gertrude Hoffman	...	Ma Caffrey (as Gertrude W. Hoffman)
Carleton Young	...	Jeff Caffrey
Gordon Hart	...	Judge Belcher
Ed Cassidy	...	Sheriff Hawley (as Edward Cassidy)

Storyline

Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd), boss of the Bar 20 ranch in Texas, rides down the Camino Real in the New Mexico cattle country near Alamogordo, in response to an urgent message from his lifelong sweetheart, Nora Blake (Nora Lane), who is in serious trouble. Before he and his saddlemates, "Lucky" Jenkins (Russell Hayden) and "Pappy (Frank Darien), can reach her ranch, they are stopped by Clay Allison ('Robert Fiske (I)' qv), a cattle-rustler who is in almost complete control of the district, and wants to extend his holdings by seizing Nora's cattle and driving her out. Seeing Cassidy as a menace to his plans, he has him arrested on a trumped-up charge. Cassidy and his pals shoot their way out of the trouble and reach Nora;s ranch where they learn that Allison's henchmen have murdered her foreman, Tom Dillon (Jack Elliott), and Allison has sent for a crew of outlaws on the Texas border.

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Plot Keywords:

gang | sweetheart | cattle | rustler | gun | 

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Taglines:

SEE...Cassidy get fooled plenty by a beautiful girl! (original poster)

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Genres:

Romance | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 February 1938 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Única Testemunha

Filming Locations:

Bishop, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Harry Sherman Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

56 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The sixteenth of sixty-six Hopalong Cassidy movies.

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Connections

Follows Hopalong Cassidy Returns (1936)

User Reviews

A pleasant little tale of love and danger with the men of the fabled Bar 20

Not the greatest Hopalong Cassidy movie, but not a bad effort. After a hard roundup the men of the Bar 20 head into town for some fun. That is all except "Hoppy" (he tells the rest of the boys "I'll see you back here in two weeks, and be practically sober!") and "Pappy" (enjoyingly played by Frank Darien in his only appearance in the Cassidy series). Later joined by "Lucky" the trio have a series of adventures which commence with their being arrested by a crooked landowner. Also prominent is an unusual love story, a curmudgeonly storekeeper, and of course the usual romance involving "Lucky" (Charles Hayden) which ends in plenty of action. Light-hearted and fast-moving throughout.