The Dead Don't Dream

"Mine Claim Jumpers Meet Their Match in Hoppy's Blazing SIX-GUNS!"

1948 1h 2m EN

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 2

Western

Synopsis

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Hoppy, California and Lucky arrive at a remote inn, where Lucky expects to be married - but finds the bride-to-be in distress over her uncle, who has suddenly disappeared from the inn. Then Hoppy finds the uncle's body in the shaft of his nearby mine...

“Mine Claim Jumpers Meet Their Match in Hoppy's Blazing SIX-GUNS!”

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Cast

William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
Andy Clyde
California Carlson
Rand Brooks
Lucky Jenkins
Mary Ware
Mary Benton
John Parrish
Jeff Potter
Leonard Penn
Earl Wesson
Richard Alexander
Duke
Francis McDonald
Bart Lansing

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: George Archainbaud
Writers: Francis Rosenwald
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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78 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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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by George Archainbaud, shot by Mack Stengler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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William Boyd and Andy Clyde and Rand Brooks carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Mine Claim Jumpers Meet Their Match in Hoppy's Blazing SIX-GUNS!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

George Archainbaud directs. Mack Stengler behind the camera. Fred W. Berger cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
278 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Hopalong Cassidy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by George Archainbaud, shot by Mack Stengler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Fred W. Berger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7William Boyd and Andy Clyde and Rand Brooks carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Mine Claim Jumpers Meet Their Match in Hoppy's Blazing SIX-GUNS!".
9IMDB entry: tt0040276 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.