Annie Oakley 1935  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Foster, Melvyn Douglas, Moroni Olsen, Pert Kelton, Andy Clyde, Chief Thunderbird, Percy Kilbride, Willie Best, Delmar Watson, Iron Eyes Cody, Si Jenks
Buffalo Bill's (Moroni Olsen) Wild West Show stars Annie Oakley (Barbara Stanwyck), an ace rifle shot, as one of its main draws. This is her story as she competes with "The World's Greatest Marksman" Toby Foster (Preston Foster) who, in real life, she marries–but not in this film. For the romantic story, watch "Annie Get Your Gun" (1950) starring Betty Hutton and Howard Keel.
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Bar 20 1943 N/R, 54 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, George Reeves, Dustin Farnum, Victor Jory, Robert Mitchum, Douglas Fowley, Betty Blythe, Francis McDonald, Earle Hodgins
While working on a cattle drive, Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) and his cohorts run into stagecoach robbers and settle a score.
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Border Patrol 1943  N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jay Kirby, Russell Simpson, Claudia Drake, George Reeves, Duncan Renaldo, Cliff Parkinson, Pierce Lyden, Robert Mitchum
Texas Rangers Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd), California (Andy Clyde), and Johnny (Jay Kirby) are tasked to break up the smuggling of Mexicans into the U.S. who are being held as, essentially, slaves in Orestes' (Russell Simpson) silver mine. When one Mexican is shot by a member of the Orestes gang, the Rangers are convicted by a kangaroo court and sentenced to be hanged. They escape and, with great dispatch, take care of the situation. Look for young Robert Mitchum as one of the gang members.
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Border Vigilantes 1941 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Derwin Abrahams
Cast: William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Andy Clyde, Frances Gilford, Victor Jory, Morris Ankrum, Tom Tyler, Hal Taliaferro, Jack Rockwell, Britt Wood
When outlaws try to take over mines around his Bar 20 Ranch, Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) steps in to resist the intruders.
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Borrowed Trouble 1948 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Anne O'Neal, John Parrish, Cliff Clark, Helen Chapman, Earle Hodgins, Herbert Rawlinson, Elaine Riley, John Kellogg, Don Haggerty
When Steve (John Parrish) builds a saloon–in competition with another bar in town–next to Lucy's (Anne O'Neal) schoolhouse, she begins a feud by throwing apples through the bar's windows. When Lucy is kidnapped, Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd), along with sidekicks California (Andy Clyde) and Lucky (Rand Brooks), steps in to take care of the situation. This is the final film of the "Hopalong Cassidy" series of about 66 films–a series that featured action, humor, and often better-than-average plots.
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Colt Comrades 1943  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jay Kirby, George Reeves, Earle Hodgins, Victor Jory, Douglas Fowley, Herbert Rawlinson, Robert Mitchum
After capturing an outlaw and collecting the bounty, Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) and his friends invest the cash in a cattle ranch but find problems lie ahead.
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Dangerous Venture 1947  N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Fritz Leiber, Douglas Evans, Harry Cording, Betty Alexander, Francis McDonald, Neyle Morrow, Kenneth Tobey, Elaine Riley
An archeological expedition is formed to validate the claims that a Native American tribe is descended from the Aztecs. But trouble looms when one of the expedition members, in cahoots with a gang, tries to discredit the claim and loot the burial grounds. But along comes Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) and his sidekicks, California (Andy Clyde) and Lucky (Rand Brooks), to stop that nonsense.
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The Devil's Playground 1946 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Action / Western
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Elaine Riley, Robert Elliott, Joseph J. Greene, Francis McDonald, Nedrick Young, Earle Hodgins, George Eldredge, Dewey Robinson, Merrill McCormick, Hank Bell, Bob Burns, John George
Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) and his pals California Carson (Andy Clyde) and Lucky Jenkins (Rand Brooks) come to the rescue of the widowed Mrs. Evans (Elaine Riley). She is looking for a hidden cache of gold, and the evil Judge Morton (Robert Elliott) wants the map leading to the gold. Morton is hoping to throw Mrs. Evans off her property, get the map, and take the gold for himself. Once again, Hoppy saves the day.
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Fool's Gold 1947 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Robert Emmett Keane, Jane Randolph, Steve Barclay, Harry Cording, Earle Hodgins, Robert Bentley, Fred "Snowflake" Toones
Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) comes to the aid of a friend, an Army Colonel, whose son has deserted. Hoppy learns that the son has joined a gang, led by "Professor" Dixon (Robert Emmett Keane), that plots to steal gold. So, Hoppy goes underground to bring the boy to his senses AND stop the gang from executing their plan.
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Forty Thieves 1944 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jimmy Rogers, Douglass Dumbrille, Louise Currie, Kirk Alyn, Herbert Rawlinson, Robert Frazer, Glenn Strange, Hal Taliaferro, Jack Rockwell, Bob Kortman
Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) loses the sheriff's election to timid Jerry Doyle (Kirk Alyn) who got the outlaw vote. When the town goes downhill, Hoppy proceeds to have Doyle impeached. But the dastardly outlaw boss (Douglass Dumbrille) brings in 40 outlaws to deal with our hero. Even Hoppy can't possibly take care of that many bad guys at once, or can he?
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The Golden Age of Comedy 1957  N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Youngson
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Ben Turpin, Carole Lombard, Will Rogers, Harry Langdon, Jean Harlow, Keystone Cops, Billy Bevan, Andy Clyde, Edgar Kennedy, Charles Murray, Harry Gribbon
Producer/Director Robert Youngson presents some of the greatest moments in silent comedy. Highlights include the physical comedy of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, young starlets Jean Harlow and Carole Lombard, and the versatility of Ben Turpin. The film provides good moments in viewing pleasure.
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The Green Years 1946 N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Victor Saville
Cast: Charles Coburn, Tom Drake, Beverly Tyler, Hume Cronyn, Gladys Cooper, Dean Stockwell, Jessica Tandy, Richard Haydn, Andy Clyde, Wallace Ford
This is a saga of a boy growing into manhood. Following the death of his parents, Robert Shannon (Dean Stockwell and later Tom Drake) goes to Scotland where he lives with his great-grandfather (Charles Coburn). Of note in this film is the casting of Jessica Tandy as Kate Leckie, the daughter of Papa Leckie (Hume Cronyn).
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Hoppy's Holiday 1947 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: William Boyd, Rand Brooks, Andy Clyde, Andrew Tombes, Jeff Corey, Mary Ware, Leonard Penn, Donald Kirke
Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) and the Bar 20 cowboys, California Carlson (Andy Clyde) and Lucky Jenkins (Rand Brooks), take a vacation and become involved in a mechanized bank robbery, complete with a horseless carriage.
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In Old Colorado 1941 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Howard Bretherton
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Russell Hayden, Margaret Hayes, Morris Ankrum, Sarah Padden, Cliff Nazarro, Stanley Andrews, James Seay, Glenn Strange
With water at a premium, arguments are inevitable over rights to watering holes, and Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) steps in to solve the problem between neighboring ranchers.
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The Little Minister 1934 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Wallace
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, John Beal, Alan Hale, Andy Clyde, Donald Crisp, Lumsden Hare, Dorothy Stickney, Mary Gordon, Frank Conroy, Reginald Denny
A minister (John Beal) arrives in a Scottish town in the 1840s, and, while striving for acceptance, he falls in love with a young gypsy girl (Katharine Hepburn).
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Lumberjack 1944 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, Jimmy Rogers, Andy Clyde, Herbert Rawlinson, Ethel Wales, Douglass Dumbrille, Francis McDonald, John Whitney, Charles Morton, Bob Burns
Julie (Ellen Hall) is a widow whose husband was murdered. Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) comes to her aid, catches the killers, and saves her valuable timberland.
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The Marauders 1947 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Ian Wolfe, Dorinda Clifton, Mary Newton, Harry Cording, Earle Hodgins, Dick Bailey, Richard Alexander
A minister of the cloth gets help from Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) in keeping his church out of the clutches of an outlaw who wants to get his hands on oil that is under the church building.
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Million Dollar Legs 1932  N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward F. Cline
Cast: Jack Oakie, W.C. Fields, Andy Clyde, Lyda Roberti, Susan Fleming, Ben Turpin, Hugh Herbert, Dickie Moore, George Barbier, Irving Bacon
To off-set bankruptcy, the citizens of the country of Klopstokia aspire to win the gold at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games in this zany comedy.
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Mystery Man 1944 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jimmy Rogers, Don Costello, Eleanor Stewart, Francis McDonald, Forrest Taylor, Jack Rockwell, Bob Burns, Pierce Merton
After Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) prevents a bank robbery, the villains steal cattle from his Bar 20 ranch and frame Hoppy as their leader.
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Red Lights Ahead 1936 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Roland D. Reed
Cast: Andy Clyde, Lucile Gleason, Paula Stone, Roger Imhof, Frank Coghlan Jr., Ben Alexander, Ann Doran, Matty Kemp, Sam Flint, Addison Randall, Eleanor Stewart
Pa Wallace (Roger Imhof) invests in a gold mine on the advice of the president of his lodge, F.Q. Whitney (Sam Flint). They hit it big, and Pa moves his family into a mansion, hires a maid and butler, and enjoys the good life–until Whitney is arrested for swindling. The money disappears, and the Wallace family must move out of the mansion. But, Grandpa (Andy Clyde) bails them out and teaches his family a lesson about the value of working for their money.
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Riders of the Timberline 1941 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, Brad King, Andy Clyde, J. Farrell MacDonald, Victor Jory, Eleanor Stewart, Hal Taliaferro, Edward Keane, Tom Tyler
Greed over rights to timber threatens the balance of nature, but Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) rides in and ousts the Eastern company that is plotting to own the valuable timber.
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Silent Conflict 1948 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Virginia Belmont, Earle Hodgins, Don Haggerty, James Harrison, Forbes Murray, John Butler, Herbert Rawlinson
Lucky (Rand Brooks) becomes the victim of an evil hypnotist who coerces him into stealing from his fellow ranchers and trying to murder Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd).
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Sinister Journey 1948 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Elaine Riley, John Kellogg, Don Haggerty, Stanley Andrews, Harry Strang, Herbert Rawlinson, John Butler
With the railroad for a setting, Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) comes to the aid of Lee Garvin (John Kellogg) who has been arrested for murder.
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Stick to Your Guns 1941 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, Brad King, Andy Clyde, Jacqueline Holt, Jimmy Wakely, Henry Hall, Tom London, Dick Curtis, Weldon Heyburn, Charles Middleton
Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) leads his fellow ranchers in their battle against rustlers.
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Texas Masquerade 1944 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jimmy Rogers, Mady Correll, J. Farrell MacDonald, Don Costello, Russell Simpson, Francis McDonald, Nelson Leigh, Robert McKenzie
An illegal financial deal goes awry when Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) saves his neighboring ranchers from being victims.
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Unexpected Guest 1947 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Una O'Connor, Joel Friedkin, Earle Hodgins, Ian Wolfe, John Parrish, Robert Williams
After inheriting a ranch, the new heirs are greeted with murder and mayhem until Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) rides to the rescue.
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| 1. Annie Oakley (1935)
2. Bar 20 (1943)
3. Border Patrol (1943)
4. Border Vigilantes (1941)
5. Borrowed Trouble (1948)
6. Colt Comrades (1943)
7. Dangerous Venture (1947)
8. The Dead Don't Dream (1948)
9. The Devil's Playground (1946)
10. Doomed Caravan (1941)
11. False Colors (1943)
12. False Paradise (1948)
13. Fool's Gold (1947)
14. Forty Thieves (1944)
15. The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
16. The Green Years (1946)
17. Hoppy Serves a Writ (1943)
18. Hoppy's Holiday (1947)
19. In Old Colorado (1941)
20. Leather Burners (1943)
21. The Little Minister (1934)
22. Lost Canyon (1942)
23. Lumberjack (1944)
24. The Marauders (1947)
25. Million Dollar Legs (1932)
26. Mystery Man (1944)
27. Pirates on Horseback (1941)
28. Red Lights Ahead (1936)
29. Riders of the Deadline (1944)
30. Riders of the Timberline (1941)
31. Silent Conflict (1948)
32. Sinister Journey (1948)
33. Stick to Your Guns (1941)
34. Texas Masquerade (1944)
35. Undercover Man (1942)
36. Unexpected Guest (1947)
37. Wide Open Town (1941)
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