The Showdown

"HOPPY'S ON THE LOOSE...bucking a game with the deck stacked against him!"

1940 1h 5m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 4

Western

Synopsis

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European bad guy Baron Bendor leads some local townsmen in a plot to obtain horses through theft. Hoppy and his sidekicks Lucky and Speedy must find and expose the horse thieves.

“HOPPY'S ON THE LOOSE...bucking a game with the deck stacked against him!”

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Cast

William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
Britt Wood
Speedy McGinnis
Russell Hayden
Lucky Jenkins
Jan Clayton
Sue
Morris Ankrum
Baron Rendor
Wright Kramer
Colonel White
Eddie Dean
Marshal
Donald Kirke
Harry Cole

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Howard Bretherton
Writers: Harold Daniel Kusel, Daniel Kusell, Jack Jungmeyer
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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86 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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Directed by Howard Bretherton, shot by Russell Harlan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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William Boyd and Britt Wood and Russell Hayden carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "HOPPY'S ON THE LOOSE...bucking a game with the deck stacked against him!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0033047 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Howard Bretherton directs. Russell Harlan behind the camera. Carroll Lewis cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
286 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Hopalong Cassidy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Howard Bretherton, shot by Russell Harlan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Carroll Lewis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6William Boyd and Britt Wood and Russell Hayden carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "HOPPY'S ON THE LOOSE...bucking a game with the deck stacked against him!".
8IMDB entry: tt0033047 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.