Texas Masquerade (1944)

A gang of outlaws are using force to become possessors of every ranch in the area. Hoppie, of course, is out to stop them.

Director:

George Archainbaud

Writers:

Jack Lait Jr. (screenplay), Norman Houston (screenplay),

Stars:

William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jimmy Rogers

Cast

Complete credited cast:
William Boyd	...	Hopalong Cassidy
Andy Clyde	...	California Carlson
Jimmy Rogers	...	Jimmy Rogers
Mady Correll	...	Virginia Curtis, Lazy W
Don Costello	...	Ace Maxson
Russell Simpson	...	J.K. Trimble
Nelson Leigh	...	James Corwin
Francis McDonald	...	Sam Nolan
J. Farrell MacDonald	...	John Martindale
June Pickerell	...	Mrs. Emma Martindale
John Merton	...	Henchman Jeff
Pierce Lyden	...	Henchman Al
Robert McKenzie	...	Marshal Rowbottom
Bill Hunter	...	Deputy Lou Sykes

Storyline

Maxson and Trimble are using the Night Riders to scare the ranchers off their land knowing there is oil under the ground. Finding a wounded lawyer Corwin, Hoppy assumes his identity. But Sam Nolan knows Hoppy and when he arrives in town the Masquerade is over.

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Plot Keywords:

rancher | gang | lawyer | posse | night rider | 

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Taglines:

HOPPY'S ROOTIN'-TOOTIN' ACTION HIT!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 February 1944 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nattens ryttare

Filming Locations:

Kernville, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Harry Sherman Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The fifty-first of sixty-six Hopalong Cassidy movies.

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Quotes

Hopalong Cassidy: [being held under gunpoint by a vengeful Nolan] Well, why don't you get it over with?
Sam Nolan: I'm waitin' for you to beg me not to kill yuh.
Hopalong Cassidy: Don't make it would do much good now.
Sam Nolan: I'm not so sure about that. When a man's dead, nuthin' hurts no more. There must be somethin' that hurts worse than just killin'.

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Connections

Followed by Strange Gamble (1948)

User Reviews

Boyd Gets to Do Some Acting in Another Good Hopalong Cassidy

A gang of outlaws is burning out ranchers and then their front man is buying out the settlers at bargain prices. But when a pal of Hopalong's is killed, Cassidy goes to investigate, disguising himself as foppish, milk-drinking Bostonian to do so in an amusing comic turn.

Boyd, a capable but bland actor was made for this sort of western, and given the series' start at Paramount, it had a level of gloss, both in the writing and production that almost all B westerns lacked. Veteran George Archimbaud directs and the cast includes the always excellent Andy Clyde, Russel Simpson as the lead villain, the almost forgotten J. Farrel MacDonald, and Mady Correll as the female lead -- not the love interest, since Hopalong never smoked, drank or paid attention to women. A pleasant way to kill an hour.