Three on the Trail

"ROMANCE...with Johnny Nelson who runs headlong into a great love!"

1936 1h 7m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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An evil gang is involved in both cattle rustling and the robbing of stagecoaches. Hoppy must stop them without help from the sheriff who turns out be a major outlaw himself.

“ROMANCE...with Johnny Nelson who runs headlong into a great love!”

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Cast

William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
George 'Gabby' Hayes
Windy Halliday
James Ellison
Johnny Nelson
Muriel Evans
Mary Stevens
Onslow Stevens
Pecos Kane
John St. Polis
Sheriff Sam Corwin
Claude King
J. P. Ridley
William Duncan
Buck Peters

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Howard Bretherton
Writers: Doris Schroeder, Vernon Smith, Clarence E. Mulford
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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90 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

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 Howard Bretherton, shot by Archie Stout. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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William Boyd and George 'Gabby' Hayes and James Ellison carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Howard Bretherton directs. Archie Stout behind the camera. Charles Sargent scores. Edward Schroeder cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
290 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 Howard Bretherton, shot by Archie Stout. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Charles Sargent. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Edward Schroeder shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8William Boyd and George 'Gabby' Hayes and James Ellison carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "ROMANCE...with Johnny Nelson who runs headlong into a great love!".
10IMDB entry: tt0028377 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.