Border Patrol

""Hoppy" STRADDLES THE BORDER AS BULLETS FLY!"

1943 1h 5m EN

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6.2

MID

★6.2TMDB · 4

Western

Synopsis

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When three Texas Rangers try to investigate kidnapped Mexicans being used as forced labor in the mines of Silver Bullet, they are framed for murder by the town's corrupt sheriff.

“"Hoppy" STRADDLES THE BORDER AS BULLETS FLY!”

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Cast

William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
Andy Clyde
California Carlson
Jay Kirby
Johnny Travers
Russell Simpson
Orestes Krebs
Claudia Drake
Inez LaBarca
George Reeves
Don Enrique Perez
Robert Mitchum
Quinn
Duncan Renaldo
Commandante

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lesley Selander
Writers: Michael Wilson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Fun facts 🍿

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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83 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Hopalong Cassidy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sherman A. Rose shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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William Boyd and Andy Clyde and Jay Kirby carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: ""Hoppy" STRADDLES THE BORDER AS BULLETS FLY!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0035692 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lesley Selander directs. Sherman A. Rose cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
283 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Hopalong Cassidy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Editor Sherman A. Rose shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5William Boyd and Andy Clyde and Jay Kirby carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: ""Hoppy" STRADDLES THE BORDER AS BULLETS FLY!".
7IMDB entry: tt0035692 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.