Hopalong Rides Again

"RIDE FOR YOUR LIVES...an avalanche is coming!"

1937 1h 5m EN

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6.3

MID

★6.3TMDB · 3

Western

Synopsis

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On a cattle drive Hoppy, camp cook Windy, companion Lucky, and young Artie Peters encounter an eccentric professor. The professor professes to be searching for the evolutionary missing link, but in reality he is a cattle rustler who uses his dynamite to scatter the cattle in order capture some of them. Hoppy and Bar 20 guys ultimately capture the professor.

“RIDE FOR YOUR LIVES...an avalanche is coming!”

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Cast

William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
George 'Gabby' Hayes
Windy Halliday
Russell Hayden
Lucky Jenkins
Nora Lane
Nora Blake
Harry Worth
Horace Hepburn
Lois Wilde
Laura Peters
Billy King
Artie Peters
William Duncan
Buck Peters

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lesley Selander
Writers: Norman Houston, Clarence E. Mulford
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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89 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 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

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

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "RIDE FOR YOUR LIVES...an avalanche is coming!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0029020 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Lesley Selander directs. Russell Harlan behind the camera. Robert B. Warwick Jr. 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.
289 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.
5Editor Robert B. Warwick Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6William Boyd and George 'Gabby' Hayes and Russell Hayden carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "RIDE FOR YOUR LIVES...an avalanche is coming!".
8IMDB entry: tt0029020 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.