In Old Mexico (1938)

Escaped criminal "The Fox" hates Hoppy and a Rurales colonel for imprisoning him and lures Cassidy to Mexico in order to exact his vengeance.

Director:

Edward D. Venturini

Writers:

Harrison Jacobs (screenplay), Clarence E. Mulford (short story)

Stars:

William Boyd, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Russell Hayden

Cast

Complete credited cast:
William Boyd	...	Hopalong Cassidy
George 'Gabby' Hayes	...	Windy Halliday (as George Hayes)
Russell Hayden	...	Lucky Jenkins
Paul Sutton	...	The Fox
Al Ernest Garcia	...	Don Carlos Gonzales (as Allen Garcia)
Jan Clayton	...	Anita Gonzales (as Jane Clayton)
Trevor Bardette	...	Rurales Colonel Gonzales
Betty Amann	...	Janet Leeds
Anna Demetrio	...	Elena
Glenn Strange	...	Henchman Burke
Tony Roux	...	Pancho

Storyline

Some years before, a vicious criminal and master of disguise known as 'The Fox' is captured by Rurales Colonel Gonzalez and Hoppy working undercover. When 'The Fox' escapes from prison, he vows to exact vengeance from the two lawmen. He lures Cassidy south of the border with a forged letter from Gonzalez's father and murders Gonzalez in cold blood. Aiding 'The Fox' in his plans is his sister Janet, to whom the chivalrous Hoppy finds himself attracted.

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Plot Keywords:

rurales | revenge | disguise | mexico | letter | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 September 1938 (USA)

Also Known As:

Return of the Fox

Company Credits

Production Co:

Harry Sherman Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

67 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Wide Range System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the few "direct" sequels in the Cassidy series, this entry continues where "Borderland" left off.

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Quotes

Rurales Colonel Gonzales: [being held by the Fox under gunpoint] Los Mexicanos - my people - have a saying, Senor - every man he die sometime - what difference does it make when... or where... or how? Get it over with, Senor.
[the Fox shoots him]

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Connections

Follows Heart of the West (1936)

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Soundtracks

"Muchachita"
Lyrics and Music by Aaron González

User Reviews

Sequel to 1937's Borderland

"The Fox" (Paul Sutton) is out for revenge and lures Hoppy across the border via a letter from an old friend into Mexico. Hoppy finds that his friend has been murdered and had left a partial message written in the sand, "Zorro", Spanish for Fox. Hoppy, who had captured "The Fox" in "Borderland", whilst working undercover for both the U.S. and Mexican governments; the Fox had been leading raids on both sides of the border.

Morris Ankrum aka Stephen Morris played "The Fox" in "Borderland". Paul Sutton does a fine job as "The Fox"; but for the sake of continuity I would have preferred Morris Ankrum in the role.

This one is a little more violent than the majority of "Hoppy" pictures but not unnecessarily so, it also has the benefit of a good plot and the story moves along nicely; and "Hoppy", "Lucky" (Russell Hayden) and "Windy" (George "Gabby" Hayes) are in fine form as are the rest of the cast. Highly recommended. See Borderland first, if you can.