Strange Gamble (1948)

Hoppy is an agent of the federal government investigating the counterfeiting of both U.S. and Mexican money. His only clues are the name "Mordigan" and a drawing of a comet.

Director:

George Archainbaud

Writers:

Clarence E. Mulford (character), Doris Schroeder (screenplay),

Stars:

William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks

Cast

Complete credited cast:
William Boyd	...	Hopalong Cassidy
Andy Clyde	...	California Carlson
Rand Brooks	...	Lucky Jenkins
Elaine Riley	...	Nora
James Craven	...	Mordigan
Robert Williams	...	Henchman Pete Walters (as Robert B. Williams)
Alberto Morin	...	Ramón DeLara (as Albert Morin)
Joel Friedkin	...	Doc White
Herbert Rawlinson	...	John Murray
Francis McDonald	...	Henchman Longhorn
William F. Leicester	...	Sid Murray (as William Leicester)
Joan Barton	...	Mary Murray
Lee Tung Foo	...	Wong, the cook

Storyline

In the 63rd of the series based on the Clarence E. Mulford character, Hopalong Cassidy is working on a counterfeiting case for the government and, with his two pals California Carlson and Lucky Jenkins, enters a town where they meet Nora Murray and her brother Sid, who have come to claim the "Silver Belle" mine. The brother is killed by the gang led by Ora Mordigan, and Cassidy discovers a lost mine where the gang has been holding John Murray, Nora's father, a prisoner and forcing him to print the bogus money.

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Plot Keywords:

hopalong cassidy

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Genres:

Adventure | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 October 1948 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Fighting Texan

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hopalong Cassidy Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

61 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Wide Range System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The last of sixty-six Hopalong Cassidy movies.

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Connections

Follows Santa Fe Marshal (1940)

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