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Forty Thieves (film)
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Wikipedia article
' 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.
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.Rowan, Terry, Character-Based Film Series Part 2, page 122, Lulu Books, 2016
Once the outlaws have been stopped Deputy California Carson (Andy Clyde) runs for sheriff.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
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
* List of American films of 1944
References
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