Santa Fe Marshal (1940)

U.S. Marshal Hopalong Cassidy is called when a town becomes overrun with bad guys. Disguised as a member of a medicine show, Hoppy discovers that the ringleader is none other than sweet li'l ol' Ma Burton.

Director:

Lesley Selander

Writers:

Harrison Jacobs, Clarence E. Mulford

Stars:

William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Marjorie Rambeau

Cast

Complete credited cast:
William Boyd	...	Hopalong Cassidy
Russell Hayden	...	Lucky Jenkins
Marjorie Rambeau	...	Ma Burton
Bernadene Hayes	...	Paula Tate
Earle Hodgins	...	Doc Rufus Tate (as Earl Hodgins)
Britt Wood	...	Axel
Kenneth Harlan	...	Blake
William Pagan	...	Flint
George Anderson	...	Tex Barnes
Jack Rockwell	...	John Gardner
Eddie Dean	...	Town Marshal

Storyline

Marshal Hoppy has been called in to investigate payroll robberies and arrives posing as Marvelo the mind reader. When Lucky arrives Hoppy has him pose as the expected Marshal. Hoppy works his way into the gang led by Ma Burton and sets a trap for them. But once again Lucky slips up revealing the masquerade and Hoppy finds himself a prisoner in a burning building.

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Plot Keywords:

hopalong cassidy

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 January 1940 (USA)

Also Known As:

Os Caminhos de Santa Fé

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Harry Sherman Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

68 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Wide Range System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Quotes

Doc Rufus Tate: All cowboys nowadays play guitar.
Hopalong Cassidy: Well, this is one cowboy that never played a gee-tar and never will.

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Connections

Followed by Border Patrol (1943)

User Reviews

Another likeable Hopalong film

William Boyd's Hopalong Cassidy embodied simple American righteousness, despite his black attire. With Lucky, Windy (Gabby Hayes), or later California, he defended frontier justice. However, I'm not sure of the time period ; sometimes the setting seemed modern, others are more traditionally old western. In "Santa Fe Marshal", Hopy goes undercover as he once did in "Borderland". He must discover who is behind a series of robberies. Ingratiating himself to a traveling medicine show, Cassidy becomes the band's mysterious mindreader. One doesn't need to be psychic to know the outcome of this formalistic sagebrush saga. Nevertheless, it is Boyd's screen charisma that makes this film, as well as others in the series, enjoyable. I recommend the first film "Hopalong Cassidy Enters" and "Wide Open Town". Also, the early John Wayne ( who displays comparable mannerisms to Boyd or vice versa depending on your opinion) vehicle "Dawn Riders" is a modest western. 2 out of 4 stars.