"HOPPY'S ON THE LOOSE...bucking a game with the deck stacked against him!" 08 March 1940 Western 65 mins
European bad guy Baron Bendor leads some local townsmen in a plot to obtain horses through theft. Hoppy and his sidekicks Lucky and Speedy must find and expose the horse thieves.
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William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy
Britt Wood as Speedy McGinnis
Russell Hayden as Lucky Jenkins
Jan Clayton as Sue
Morris Ankrum as Baron Rendor
Wright Kramer as Colonel White
Eddie Dean as Marshal
Donald Kirke as Harry Cole
Roy Barcroft as Bowman
Kermit Maynard as Johnson
Walter Shumway as Snell
Ken Darby as Rider
Bud Linn as Rider
Rad Robinson as Rider
Jon Dodson as Rider
Murdock MacQuarrie as Zeke
Howard Bretherton Director
John Leipold Music
Lewis J. Rachmil Art Direction
Harry Sherman Producer
Carroll Lewis Editor
Clarence E. Mulford Characters
Harold Daniel Kusel Screenplay
Jack Jungmeyer Story
Daniel Kusell Screenplay
Russell Harlan Director of Photography
United States 08 March 1940
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12 July 1940
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23 July 1948
Finishing a trail drive, Hoppy and the boys head to town and immediately get caught up in the conflict between school teacher Miss Abott and next door saloon owner Mawson.
28 March 1947
At the reading of his late cousin's will, California learns the estate will be divied among whoever remains of the seven relatives.
11 June 1948
Lee Garvin has eloped with the daughter of a railroad man who didn't approve of the marriage. Hoppy steps in when the young man is framed for murder.
08 August 1941
Belle Langtry runs a town being taken over by cattle rustlers. She is also a front for the outlaws, who are led by Steve Fraser.
05 November 1943
Before he was killed by Mark Foster's men, Bud Lawton willed part ownership in his ranch to Hoppy and his two pals.
10 September 1948
A banker is trying to cheat people out of their silver-rich land. Hoppy learns that the banker is in league with an outlaw gang.
03 December 1943
When Ranger Hoppy's falsely accused young ranger friend is killed while supposedly trying to escape from jail, Hoppy is blamed and drummed out of the Texas Rangers.
10 January 1941
Stephen Westcott and Ed Martin scheme to put Jane Travers' wagon line out of business. They want to use it take over all the wagon- train traffic going west.
10 June 1970
Unable to support his family in the Australian outback, a man turns to stealing horses in order to make money.
23 May 1947
Sue Morgan gets Hoppy and his friends to join their expedition looking for Indian artifacts. Expedition leader Atwood makes a deal with nearby cattle rustler Morgan to loot the Indian treasures instead and sell them.
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04 February 1940
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20 April 1940
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14 June 1940
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31 October 1940
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22 November 1940
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08 November 1940
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26 July 1940
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12 July 1940
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01 November 1940
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31 July 1940
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