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False Colors

  • 1943
  • Passed
  • 1h 5m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
228
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William Boyd, Andy Clyde, and Jimmy Rogers in False Colors (1943)
DramaWestern

To obtain water rights, bad guy Mark Foster murders the heir to a cattle ranch and puts an imposter in his place.To obtain water rights, bad guy Mark Foster murders the heir to a cattle ranch and puts an imposter in his place.To obtain water rights, bad guy Mark Foster murders the heir to a cattle ranch and puts an imposter in his place.

  • Director
    • George Archainbaud
  • Writers
    • Bennett Cohen
    • Clarence E. Mulford
  • Stars
    • William Boyd
    • Andy Clyde
    • Jimmy Rogers
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    228
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • George Archainbaud
    • Writers
      • Bennett Cohen
      • Clarence E. Mulford
    • Stars
      • William Boyd
      • Andy Clyde
      • Jimmy Rogers
    • 11User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    William Boyd in False Colors (1943)
    Roy Barcroft, Douglass Dumbrille, and Tom Seidel in False Colors (1943)
    William Boyd, Andy Clyde, and Jimmy Rogers in False Colors (1943)
    William Boyd, Claudia Drake, and Jimmy Rogers in False Colors (1943)
    Roy Barcroft, William Boyd, Pierce Lyden, Jimmy Rogers, and Glenn Strange in False Colors (1943)
    Claudia Drake and Jimmy Rogers in False Colors (1943)
    William Boyd and Tom Seidel in False Colors (1943)
    William Boyd and Tom Seidel in False Colors (1943)
    William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Claudia Drake, Jimmy Rogers, and Tom Seidel in False Colors (1943)
    William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Claudia Drake, and Jimmy Rogers in False Colors (1943)
    William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jimmy Rogers, and Tom Seidel in False Colors (1943)
    William Boyd, Andy Clyde, and Jimmy Rogers in False Colors (1943)

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    William Boyd
    William Boyd
    • Hopalong Cassidy
    Andy Clyde
    Andy Clyde
    • California Carlson
    Jimmy Rogers
    • Jimmy Rogers
    Douglass Dumbrille
    Douglass Dumbrille
    • Mark Foster
    Tom Seidel
    Tom Seidel
    • Bud Lawton…
    Claudia Drake
    Claudia Drake
    • Faith Lawton
    Robert Mitchum
    Robert Mitchum
    • Rip Austin
    • (as Bob Mitchum)
    Glenn Strange
    Glenn Strange
    • Sonora
    Pierce Lyden
    Pierce Lyden
    • Lefty
    Roy Barcroft
    Roy Barcroft
    • Sheriff Clem
    Victor Adamson
    Victor Adamson
    • Poncho Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Roy Bucko
    Roy Bucko
    • Ranch Hand Who Quits
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Burns
    Bob Burns
    • Poncho Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Nora Bush
    • Townswoman
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Evans
    Jack Evans
    • Poncho Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Flint
    Sam Flint
    • Judge Stevens
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Garcio
    Joe Garcio
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Bobbie Hale
    • Barfly
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • George Archainbaud
    • Writers
      • Bennett Cohen
      • Clarence E. Mulford
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    • 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.
    • Goofs
      Right after Hoppy's bar-room brawl with Robert Mitchum's character, Mitchum's face has a number of cuts where he's bleeding, but the next time we see him there are no marks or bruises on his face.
    • Quotes

      Hopalong Cassidy: [referring to imposter Kit Moyer] I got a feeling that boy isn't in this alone.

      Jimmy Rogers: You mean someone else is pulling the strings?

      Hopalong Cassidy: My hunch seems to run that way. At least we're not tipping our hand just yet.

      California Carlson: And what's our next move, Hoppy? I'm just itchin' fer action.

      Hopalong Cassidy: Ease down, you old fire-eater. If I'm not far wrong, you'll get plenty of action and soon.

    • Connections
      Followed by Riders of the Deadline (1943)

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    7/10
    Taking a typical B-western trope and giving it a nice twist.
    When the story begins, Hoppy and his two pals have come to town where they meet an old friend, Bud. But a short time later, some unknown gunman kills Bud...and this occurs shortly after Bud named Hoppy and his two sidekicks (California and Jimmy) as his beneficiaries. Now, the three own 2/3 interest in Bud's childhood home...a huge ranch in a different town. So, the three head there...only to witness a man SAYING he's Bud arriving in this town!! Apparently, someone has found a guy who looks much like Bud...and since the guy hasn't been in town for a decade, the plan was to have him substitute...and then sell the ranch to a local baddie (Douglass Dumbrille) so he can control all the water rights. Then, this bad man can effectively destroy all the other ranchers unless they pay him for the water...and it won't come cheaply!

    Now you MIGHT think Hoppy would immediately expose this faux Bud, but he doesn't. This is because he wants to know who is behind this scheme...who orchestrated the murder of Bud and who trained the fake one to double for Bud. It's actually really obvious who is behind all this....especially since Dumbrille played evil baddies in about 95% of his movies!!

    So is this film any good? Well, yes and know. It's handled very well and is interesting...though the notion of a bad guy trying to muscle out all the local ranchers is hardly an original one. Fortunately, HOW he would do this was pretty original...if a bit strange! It's also very fortunate that the Cassidy family estate apparently kept original copies of his westerns...because, like so many B-western stars, his movies were hacked to pieces to make them fit into TV time slots in the 1950s. But recently, restored originals were posted to YouTube...and you can see this one there at its original length and form.

    As you watch this film, it's interesting to see Robert Mitchum as one of the baddie's hired guns. In fact, 1943 was the first year he appeared in films....and he made several Hopalong Cassidy's movies that year. Along with Mitchum is Glenn Strange...and Strange ALWAYS played bad guys in B-westerns! So much for being type cast! It wasn't until he began playing Frankenstein in the mid-1940s that he began doing something different! And, when he was a regular on TV's "Gunsmoke" he was able to finally consistently play a nice guy...not a monster nor hired gun slinger!

    By the way, in the scene where Kit Moyer confronts the boss near the end of the film, note that as he and Hoppy enter the doorway that you can clearly see the shadow from the microphone!
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    • Release date
      • November 5, 1943 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Falska färger
    • Filming locations
      • Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Harry Sherman Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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