Wide Open Town (1941)
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- 1h 19min
- Western
- 08 Aug 1941 (USA)
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Cast verified as complete
William Boyd | ... |
Hopalong Cassidy
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Russell Hayden | ... |
Lucky Jenkins
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Andy Clyde | ... |
California Carlson
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Evelyn Brent | ... |
Belle Langtry
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Victor Jory | ... |
Steve Fraser
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Morris Ankrum | ... |
Jim Stuart
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Cara Williams | ... |
Joan Stuart
(as Bernice Kay)
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Kenneth Harlan | ... |
Tom Wilson
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Roy Barcroft | ... |
Red -Henchan
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Glenn Strange | ... |
Ed Stark - Henchman
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Ed Cassidy | ... |
Brad Jackson
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Jack Rockwell | ... |
Rancher
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Hank Bell | ... |
Cowhand Hank (uncredited)
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Rudy Bowman | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Ed Brady | ... |
Poster Reader (uncredited)
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Nora Bush | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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Jess Cavin | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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George Cleveland | ... |
Pete Carter - Miner (uncredited)
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Russell Custer | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Frank Darien | ... |
Pop (uncredited)
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Jack Evans | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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Art Felix | ... |
Henchman (uncredited)
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Clem Fuller | ... |
Henchman (uncredited)
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Joe Garcio | ... |
Henchman (uncredited)
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Bob Kortman | ... |
Henchman Blackie (uncredited)
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Ethan Laidlaw | ... |
Paradise Waiter (uncredited)
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Ethelreda Leopold | ... |
Saloon Girl (uncredited)
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Carl Mathews | ... |
Henchman (uncredited)
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Chuck Morrison | ... |
Joe - Henchman (uncredited)
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Horace Murphy | ... |
Croupier (uncredited)
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Rad Robinson | ... |
Cowhand (uncredited)
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Lee Shumway | ... |
Sandy the Bartender (uncredited)
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Wen Wright | ... |
Henchman Spike (uncredited)
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Directed by
Lesley Selander |
Written by
J. Benton Cheney | ... | (screenplay) and |
Harrison Jacobs | ... | (screenplay) |
Clarence E. Mulford | ... | (based on characters created by) |
Produced by
Lewis J. Rachmil | ... | associate producer |
Harry Sherman | ... | producer |
Music by
John Leipold | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Russell Harlan | ... | (photography by) |
Editing by
Carroll Lewis |
Editorial Department
Sherman A. Rose | ... | supervising editor |
Art Direction by
Ralph Berger |
Set Decoration by
Emile Kuri |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fred Spencer | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Henry B. Donovan | ... | props (as Henry Donovan) |
Sound Department
Charles Althouse | ... | sound (as Chas. Althouse) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Earl Moser | ... | wardrobe |
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Irvin Talbot | ... | musical director |
George Antheil | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Gerard Carbonara | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Victor Young | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Robert Larson | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1941) (United States) (theatrical) (as Paramount Pictures Corporation)
- Paramount British Pictures (1941) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Screen Guild Productions (1946) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Deutsche Commerz-Film (1950) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- General Service Studios (sound)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) and his saddlemates Lucky Jenkins (Russell Hayden) and California Carlson (Andy Clyde) , are on the trail looking for some cattle that had been rustled from the Bar-20 Ranch, and come upon the town of Gunsight, a wide open frontier town. The center of attraction is the Paradise Saloon, owned by Belle Langtry (Evelyn Brent), who also the brains of a band of outlaws. Opposing Belle is Jim Stuart (Morris Ankrum) , town mayor and newspaper owner. After a town meeting, he and his young daughter Joan (Cara Williams) decide to run a Page One editorial condemning Belle and the Paradise. Meanwhile, in the Paradise, Belle is plying a prospector, Pete Carter (George Cleveland) , who has just made a strike. He leaves drunk, and is followed by Belle's henchmen, Steve Fraser (Victory Jory) and Ed Stark (Glenn Strange.) They return with Carter's claim and hand it to Belle. She mounts her horse and heads for the county seat to file the claim at a mad gallop. Hoppy sees her and believing her horse out of control gallops after her and stops the horse. Belle, thinking he knows about the murder of Carter, pulls a gun on him, but he explains and Belle invites him to visit her at the Paradise. The editorial is published, and Fraser and Stark go to the newspaper office and proceed to wreck it just as Hoppy and his saddlemates ride in and they chase the intruders off. The grateful Stuart tells Hoppy of the lawlessness and induces Hoppy to become the town marshal. Hoppy visits the Paradise and Belle tells the angry Fraser to let her deal with him her own way and invites Hoppyto have a drink with her. He orders a whiskey-and-tabasco and lets it fly into Stark's face.The Vigilante Committee , which now includes town marshal Hoppy, decide on a ruse to get the goods on Belle. They send cowhand Hank (Hank Bell) to the saloon feigning drunkenness and he tells Belle there is a shipment of $20,000 on the morning train. Stark and his henchmen meet the train but instead of finding the money they find Hoppy and his friends. Following a gunfight, Stark is taken prisoner. In order to find the gang's hideout, Hoppy arranges to let Stark escape. Hoppy and the vigilantes follow him and come upon a hidden valley where they see the rustled Bar-20 cattle grazing. Fraser hears about this and decides to deal with Hoppy his way this time. He accuses Belle of double-crossing and of falling for Hoppy, and makes her a prisoner in the Paradise. He then arms his remaining henchmen and posts them around Gunsight to ambush Hoppy and friends when they return. Joan escapes from the newspaper office and rides out to warn Hoppy. The vigilantes return and engages the outlaws in a terrific gun battle, during which Fraser and Stark are killed, and Belle is wounded. Hoppy hands Belle over to the state authorities, resigns as town marshal, and he, Lucky and California , driving the Bar-20 cattle before them, start out for their Bar-20 home.
Written by Les Adams |
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Taglines | RUSTLERS TAKE NOTICE! HOPALONG IS OUT TO GET YOU...AND HE'LL STOP AT NOTHING! (original ad - all caps) See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | This is one of 54 Hopalong Cassidy features produced by Harry Sherman, initially distributed by Paramount Pictures from 1935-1941, and then by United Artists 1942-1944, which were purchased by their star William Boyd for nationally syndicated television presentation beginning in 1948 and continuing thereafter for many years, as a result of their phenomenal success. Each feature was re-edited to 54 minutes so as to comfortably fit into a 60 minute time slot, with six minutes for commercials. It was not until 50 years later that, with the cooperation of Mrs. Boyd. i.e. Grace Bradley, that they were finally restored to their original length with their original opening and closing credits intact. See more » |
Goofs | At one point when Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) gets into a fight with Steve Fraser (Victor Jory), Hoppy punches Fraser hard enough to knock him out of a hotel room window, but if you take note, actor Jory has to give himself a little push with his leg to fall out the window. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Wide Open Town (1953). See more » |