Border Vigilantes

"Cassidy and the Bar-20 Boys shoot it out with a ghost killer!"

1941 1h 3m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 3

Western

Synopsis

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A town bedeviled with outlaws sends for Hoppy, Lucky and California after their own vigilante committee fails to solve the towns problems. Hoppy discovers that the bad guys are led by the town boss, and so are the vigilantes.

“Cassidy and the Bar-20 Boys shoot it out with a ghost killer!”

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Cast

William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
Russell Hayden
Lucky Jenkins
Andy Clyde
California Carlson
Frances Gifford
Helen Forbes
Victor Jory
Henry Logan
Ethel Wales
Aunt Jenifer
Morris Ankrum
Dan Forbes
Tom Tyler
Yager

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Derwin Abrahams
Writers: J. Benton Cheney
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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85 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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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 Robert B. Warwick Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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William Boyd and Russell Hayden and Andy Clyde carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Cassidy and the Bar-20 Boys shoot it out with a ghost killer!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0033425 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Derwin Abrahams directs. Robert B. Warwick Jr. cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
285 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Hopalong Cassidy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Editor Robert B. Warwick Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5William Boyd and Russell Hayden and Andy Clyde carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Cassidy and the Bar-20 Boys shoot it out with a ghost killer!".
7IMDB entry: tt0033425 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.