Renegade Trail (1939)

Hoppy goes to town to help Marshal Windy with some rustlers and winds up helping the widow Joyce when confidence men try to take her herd. King's Men songs include: "Hi Thar Stranger" and "... See full summary »

Director:

Lesley Selander

Writers:

John Rathmell (original screenplay), Harrison Jacobs (additional dialogue),

Stars:

William Boyd, Russell Hayden, George 'Gabby' Hayes

Cast

Complete credited cast:
William Boyd	...	'Hopalong' Cassidy
Russell Hayden	...	'Lucky' Jenkins
George 'Gabby' Hayes	...	Marshal 'Windy' Halliday (as George Hayes)
Charlotte Wynters	...	Mary Joyce
Russell Hopton	...	Bob 'Smoky' Joslin
Roy Barcroft	...	Stiff-Hat Bailey
John Merton	...	Henchman 'Tex' Traynor
Sonny Bupp	...	Joey Joyce
Eddie Dean	...	Singing Cowhand 'Red'
The King's Men	...	Singing Cowhands
John 'Pegleg' Wallace	...	'Cookie'

Storyline

Hoppy goes to town to help Marshal Windy with some rustlers and winds up helping the widow Joyce when confidence men try to take her herd. King's Men songs include: "Hi Thar Stranger" and "Lazy Rolls the Rio Grande."

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Plot Keywords:

cattle | marshal | escaped convict | song | convict | 

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Taglines:

DANGER CALLS CASSIDY and your favorite hero races to battle with a vicious killer who stalks out of the mysterious past! (original ad)

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Genres:

Music | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 July 1939 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Sombra do Passado

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Harry Sherman Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Wide Range System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The twenty-fourth of sixty-six Hopalong Cassidy movies.

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Connections

Followed by The Showdown (1940)

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Soundtracks

"Lazy Rolls the Rio Grande"
Music by Phil Ohman
Lyrics by Foster Carling
Sung by The King's Men

User Reviews

Strong cast & plot overcome the lack of sustained action in Gabby's last Hoppy movie

Gabby Hayes' last movie with the Hopalong Cassidy series is a good one. He has an unusual role (for him) as the Marshall of Cactus Springs, & is actually fairly effective as a Marshall! There's a strong plot, good character development, & Hoppy is often not on screen. The cast is strong, especially Russell Hopton as the main baddie. Good action shots of Gabby & William Boyd (separately) riding hard. Hoppy is in his black outfit all through the movie, always a good sign. The two songs don't slow things down too much, but the main weakness of this film is the overall lack of action, for example, Hoppy is in only one gunfight. Rated 3*.