Hidden Gold (1940)

Hoppy and Lucky confront a gang of outlaws which has been ravaging stagecoaches and gold mines. The final gunfight is at Ed Colby's mine.

Director:

Lesley Selander

Writers:

Clarence E. Mulford (characters), Gerald Geraghty (screenplay),

Stars:

William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Minor Watson

Cast

Complete credited cast:
William Boyd	...	Hopalong Cassidy
Russell Hayden	...	Lucky Jenkins
Minor Watson	...	Ed Colby
Ruth Rogers	...	Jane Colby
Britt Wood	...	Speedy
Ethel Wales	...	Matilda Purdy
Lee Phelps	...	Sheriff Cameron
Roy Barcroft	...	Henchman Hendricks
George Anderson	...	Ward Ackerman
Eddie Dean	...	Logan, Express Agent
Ray Bennett	...	Henchman Fleming (as Raphael Bennett)
Jack Rockwell	...	Stage Driver Pete

Storyline

Hoppy and Lucky have been called in to investigate a series of stage holdups. The robbers are taking gold from Colby's mine and Hoppy suspects it may be ex-outlaw Colby himself. When Speedy strikes gold, Hoppy borrows it and announces a gold shipment hoping to catch the gang and their leader.

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Plot Keywords:

gold mine | gold vein | general store | squatter | former outlaw | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 June 1940 (USA)

Also Known As:

Piratas de Estrada

Filming Locations:

Kernville, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Harry Sherman Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Wide Range System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Quotes

Ed Colby: [to Ackerman] I was crooked once, but I'm on the level now, and you're gonna tell the world I am.

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Connections

Followed by Texas Masquerade (1944)

User Reviews

"Thar's Gold in them thar mines!"

A pretty pedestrian entry into this long running series. Someone is hijacking the gold from a mine, can it be an ex-outlaw, now supposedly gone straight or could it be his business partner and the shady foreman that are behind it all? If you need me to answer that, you haven't watched many westerns! This plot was hackneyed and old well before this was filmed. Still, the cast do their best with the material and Bill Boyd always puts his heart into the role that he made forever his own.

There's some nice shots of the posse riding to the rescue and full use is made of the beautiful scenery of the unspoilt American western range. And there's enough gunfights and action to keep things moving along to the somewhat predictable finale.