Forty Thieves (film)
Forty Thieves is a 1944 American Western film starring William Boyd in the lead role of Hopalong Cassidy. It was directed by Lesley Selander, produced by Harry Sherman and released by United Artists. This was the last Hopalong Cassidy film that producer Harry Sherman produced for United Artists.[1]
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| Directed by | Lesley Selander |
| Written by | Screenplay: Michael Wilson Bernie Kamins characters created by Clarence E. Mulford |
| Produced by | Harry Sherman |
| Starring | William Boyd Andy Clyde Louise Currie |
| Cinematography | Russell Harlan |
| Edited by | Carroll Lewis |
| Music by | Mort Glickman |
Production company | Harry Sherman Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date | June 23, 1944 |
Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot summary
Hoppy runs for sheriff, but loses to Jerry Doyle (Kirk Alyn) when every crook in town votes for Doyle. When Hoppy tries to remove him from office Tad Hammond (Douglas Dumbrille) hires 40 gunslingers to stop him.[2]
Once the outlaws have been stopped Deputy California Carson (Andy Clyde) runs for sheriff.[3]
Cast
- William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy
- Andy Clyde as Deputy California Carson
- Jimmy Rogers as Deputy Jimmy Rogers
- Douglas Dumbrille as Tad Hammond
- Louise Currie as Katherine Reynolds
- Kirk Alyn as Jerry Doyle
- Herbert Rawlinson as Buck Peters
- Robert Frazer as Judge Reynolds
- Glenn Strange as Ike Simmons
- Hal Taliaferro as Jess Clanton
- Jack Rockwell as Sam Garms
- Bob Kortman as Joe Garms
See also
References
- "AFI|Catalog".
- Rowan, Terry, Character-Based Film Series Part 2, page 122, Lulu Books, 2016
- Dunkleberger, Amy, AFI: American Film Institute of Motion Pictures Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films 1941 - 1950, page 811, American Film Institute, 1999
External links
- Forty Thieves at IMDb
- Forty Thieves at AllMovie
- Forty Thieves at the TCM Movie Database
- Forty Thieves at the American Film Institute Catalog
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