''Cassidy of Bar 20'' is a 1938 American
Western
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film directed by
Lesley Selander
Lesley Selander (May 26, 1900 – December 5, 1979) was an American film director of Westerns and adventure movies. His career as director, spanning 127 feature films and dozens of TV episodes, lasted from 1936 to 1968. Before that, Selander was ...
and written by Norman Houston. The film stars
William Boyd,
Russell Hayden,
Frank Darien
Frank Darien (March 18, 1876 – October 20, 1955) was an American actor. He appeared in 225 films and between 1915 and 1951.
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Nora Lane
Nora Lane (September 12, 1905 – October 16, 1948) was an American film actress. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1927 and 1944. She committed suicide in 1948, one month after her husband died from a heart attack. She was 43.
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,
Robert Fiske and John Elliott. The film was released on February 25, 1938, by
Paramount Pictures.
Plot
When bad-guys begin harassing the townsfolk, Hoppy's (
William Boyd) former gal Nora Blake (
Nora Lane
Nora Lane (September 12, 1905 – October 16, 1948) was an American film actress. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1927 and 1944. She committed suicide in 1948, one month after her husband died from a heart attack. She was 43.
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) sends him a plea for help. Hoppy is the boss of Bar 20 ranch in Texas, so he rides down the
Camino Real in the New Mexico cattle country near
Alamogordo
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.
Before he and his saddlemates, "Lucky" Jenkins (
Russell Hayden) and "Pappy (
Frank Darien
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), can reach her ranch, they are stopped by Clay Allison (
Robert Fiske), a cattle-rustler who is in almost complete control of the district, and wants to extend his holdings by seizing Nora's cattle and driving her out.
Shortly before the final shoot-out the good-guys are having dinner. When the shooting begins, Pappy hurries to finish his meal before joining in the mayhem.
Cast
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William Boyd as
Hopalong Cassidy
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Russell Hayden as Lucky Jenkins
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Frank Darien
Frank Darien (March 18, 1876 – October 20, 1955) was an American actor. He appeared in 225 films and between 1915 and 1951.
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as Pappy
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Nora Lane
Nora Lane (September 12, 1905 – October 16, 1948) was an American film actress. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1927 and 1944. She committed suicide in 1948, one month after her husband died from a heart attack. She was 43.
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as Nora Blake
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Robert Fiske as Clay Allison
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John Elliott as Tom Dillon
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Margaret Marquis
Margaret Alice Marquis (August 19, 1919 – January 19, 1993) was a Canadian-American film actress.
Marquis was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Marquis.
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On November 1, 1937, Marquis married Universal Studios publicist David c. ...
as Mary Dillon
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Gertrude Hoffman as Ma Caffrey
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Carleton Young
Captain Carleton Scott Young (October 21, 1905 – November 7, 1994) was an American character actor who was known for his deep voice.
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as Jeff Caffrey
* Gordon Hart as Judge Belcher
* Ed Cassidy as Sheriff Hawley
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1938 films
American black-and-white films
American Western (genre) films
1938 Western (genre) films
Paramount Pictures films
Films directed by Lesley Selander
Hopalong Cassidy films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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