Call of the Prairie

"You'll THRILL To His Deeds of Daring...The Prince of Pistoleers in another action-packed saga of the sun-baked prairies!"

1936 1h 3m EN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 4

Western

Synopsis

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Hoppy returns to find Johnny in trouble. Buck Peters has been shot by Porter who made it look like Johnny did it. When Johnny flees he runs into Linda. He takes a liking to her only to learn her father Shanghai is one of Porter's gang. Going after Shanghai, he gets captured by the gang and Porter now plans to kill him. But Hoppy is near by and Johnny will get unexpected help from Shanghai.

“You'll THRILL To His Deeds of Daring...The Prince of Pistoleers in another action-packed saga of the sun-baked prairies!”

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Cast

William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
James Ellison
Johnny Nelson
Muriel Evans
Linda McHenry
George 'Gabby' Hayes
Shanghai McHenry
Chester Conklin
Sandy McQueen
Al Bridge
Sam Porter
Willie Fung
Wong
Howard Lang
Buck Peters

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Howard Bretherton
Writers: Vernon Smith, Clarence E. Mulford, Doris Schroeder
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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2 / 8

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

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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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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6 / 8

CAST

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William Boyd and James Ellison and Muriel Evans carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You'll THRILL To His Deeds of Daring...The Prince of Pistoleers in another action-packed saga of the sun-baked prairies!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0027415 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Howard Bretherton directs. Archie Stout behind the camera. Edward Schroeder 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.
290 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Hopalong Cassidy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Howard Bretherton, shot by Archie Stout. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Edward Schroeder shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6William Boyd and James Ellison and Muriel Evans carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "You'll THRILL To His Deeds of Daring...The Prince of Pistoleers in another action-packed saga of the sun-baked prairies!".
8IMDB entry: tt0027415 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.