Heart of Arizona

"Fightin Mad And Rarin' To Go!"

1938 1h 8m EN

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5.5

MID

★5.5TMDB · 4

Western

Synopsis

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Belle Starr has returned from time in prison only to face a hail of bullets, along with rescue by Hoppy and the Bar 20 gang.

“Fightin Mad And Rarin' To Go!”

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Cast

William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
George 'Gabby' Hayes
Windy Halliday
Russell Hayden
Lucky Jenkins
John Elliott
Buck Peters
Billy King
Artie
Natalie Moorhead
Belle Starr
Dorothy Short
Jacqueline Starr
Stephen Chase
Dan Ringo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lesley Selander
Writers: Norman Houston, Norman Houston, Clarence E. Mulford
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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88 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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Editor Sherman A. Rose 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 George 'Gabby' Hayes and Russell Hayden carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Fightin Mad And Rarin' To Go!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0030224 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lesley Selander directs. Sherman A. Rose cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
288 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.
5Editor Sherman A. Rose 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: "Fightin Mad And Rarin' To Go!".
8IMDB entry: tt0030224 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Sherman A. Rose
Runtime: 68 min · 1h 8m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Heart of Arizona (1938)

Part of

Hopalong Cassidy Collection

All films featuring the character Hopalong Cassidy, played by actor William Boyd.

Also by

Lesley Selander

Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2025-03-12
★ 6/10
“Belle Star” (Natalie Moorhead) is not a woman to be messed with after she returns after an unjust five year spell with Uncle Sam to discover that her herds are being rustled. We know it’s her dodgy foreman “Trister” (Leo J. McMahon) who is up to no good, and we know just who is pulling his strings but can she thwart their plan to rob her of her livelihood? Luckily, “Hoppy” (William Boyd) is on hand to try and help her get to the bottom of just who killed her husband and framed her for stealing her own cows! The deft use of some branding, some fine shooting from the young “Artie” (Billy Peters) and an hidden coin all contribute to the adventure as “Hoppy” determines to get his man. The production here is really basic, but there’s more of a story and as ever the dynamic between Boyd and “Gabby” Hayes keeps the pace moving swiftly along. Moorhead and her on-screen daughter “Jacqueline” (Dorothy Short) also deliver at the livelier end of the damsels-in-distress scale and there’s Stephen Chase’s “Ringo” to keep the nastiness going, too. It’s not the most original, no, but for a low-budget affair it’s actually quite exciting and worth an hour.

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