Boss of Hangtown Mesa

"BULLETS BLAST THE BADLANDS!...as a two-gun terror blazes the Western trail of the Telegraph!"

1942 0h 58m EN

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★10.0TMDB · 1

Western

Synopsis

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It is now an accepted fact that the best of Johnny Mack Brown's Universal westerns were directed by the talented Joseph H. Lewis. Boss of Hangtown Mesa may not be in the same league as the Brown-Lewis classic Arizona Cyclone, but it comes awfully close. This time around, hero Steve Collins (Brown) comes to the aid of Betty Wilkins (Helen Deverell), who has taken over the telegraph-line business established by her uncle John (Henry Hall). The latter was murdered by outlaws who don't cotton to having the territory linked up electronically with the rest of the world.

“BULLETS BLAST THE BADLANDS!...as a two-gun terror blazes the Western trail of the Telegraph!”

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Cast

Johnny Mack Brown
Steve Collins
Fuzzy Knight
Dr. J. Wellington Dingle
William Farnum
Judge Ezra Binns
Rex Lease
Bert Lawler
Helen Deverell
Betty Wilkins
Hugh Prosser
Utah Kid
Robert Barron
Flash Hollister
Michael Vallon
Lawyer Clint Rayner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Writers: Oliver Drake
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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84 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Johnny Mack Brown and Fuzzy Knight and William Farnum carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "BULLETS BLAST THE BADLANDS!...as a two-gun terror blazes the Western trail of the Telegraph!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0034544 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Joseph H. Lewis directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
284 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Johnny Mack Brown and Fuzzy Knight and William Farnum carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "BULLETS BLAST THE BADLANDS!...as a two-gun terror blazes the Western trail of the Telegraph!".
6IMDB entry: tt0034544 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.