Renegade Trail

"DANGER CALLS CASSIDY and your favorite hero races to battle with a vicious killer who stalks out of the mysterious past!"

1939 0h 58m EN

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★5.0TMDB · 3

Western

Synopsis

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Hoppy goes to town to help Marshal Windy with some rustlers and winds up helping the widow Joyce when confidence men try to take her herd. King's Men songs include: "Hi Thar Stranger" and "Lazy Rolls the Rio Grande."

“DANGER CALLS CASSIDY and your favorite hero races to battle with a vicious killer who stalks out of the mysterious past!”

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Cast

William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
Russell Hayden
Lucky Jenkins
George 'Gabby' Hayes
Windy Halliday
Charlotte Wynters
Mary Joyce
Russell Hopton
Bob Smoky Joslin
Roy Barcroft
Stiff-Hat Bailey
John Merton
Tex Traynor
Sonny Bupp
Joey Joyce

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lesley Selander
Writers: John Rathmell
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Fun facts 🍿

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RUNTIME

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

ERA

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87 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

RUNTIME

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

ERA

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Original score by Gerard Carbonara. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 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.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

CAST

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William Boyd and Russell Hayden and George 'Gabby' Hayes carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "DANGER CALLS CASSIDY and your favorite hero races to battle with a vicious killer who stalks out of the mysterious past!".

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lesley Selander directs. Russell Harlan behind the camera. Gerard Carbonara scores. Sherman A. Rose cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
287 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Hopalong Cassidy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Lesley Selander, shot by Russell Harlan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Gerard Carbonara. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Sherman A. Rose shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7William Boyd and Russell Hayden and George 'Gabby' Hayes carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "DANGER CALLS CASSIDY and your favorite hero races to battle with a vicious killer who stalks out of the mysterious past!".
9IMDB entry: tt0031847 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.