''Secret of the Wasteland'' is a 1941 American

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film directed by

Derwin Abrahams Derwin Abrahams (1903–1974) was an American film director. He directed four serials in the 1940s for Columbia Pictures, including ''Hop Harrigan'', ''Chick Carter, Detective'', ''Tex Granger'', and ''Son of the Guardsman'', followed by ''The Gr ...

and written by Gerald Geraghty. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Brad King,

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, Barbara Britton, Douglas Fowley and Keith Richards. The film was released on November 15, 1941, by Paramount Pictures. The on-screen title is ''Secrets of the Wasteland'' ("Secrets" is plural, "Wasteland" is singular).

Plot

Hopalong Cassidy and his two accomplices, California and Johnny, are engaged in an archaeological expedition.

Cast

* William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy * Andy Clyde as California Carlson * Brad King as Johnny Nelson *

as Moy Soong * Barbara Britton as Jennifer Kendall * Douglas Fowley as Slade Salters * Keith Richards as Clay Elliott *

Richard Loo Richard Loo (October 1, 1903 – November 20, 1983) was an American film actor who was one of the most familiar Asian character actors in American films of the 1930s and 1940s. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1982. Early lif ...

as Quan *

Lee Tung Foo Lee Tung Foo (also known as Frank Lee) was a Chinese American Vaudeville performer born in California who performed in English, German, and Latin.

as Doy Kee * Gordon Hart as Dr. Malcolm Birdsall * Earl Gunn as Henchman Clanton *

Ian MacDonald Ian MacCormick (known by the pseudonym Ian MacDonald; 3 October 1948 – 20 August 2003) was a British music critic and author, best known for both '' Revolution in the Head'', his critical history of the Beatles which borrowed techniques from ...

as Henchman Hollister * John Rawlins as Williams * Roland Got as Yeng *

Hal Price Harry Franklin "Hal" Price (June 24, 1886 – April 15, 1964) was an American film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1930 and 1952. He is the father of character actress and comedian Lu Leonard. On stage, Price ...

as Professor Balto Stubbs

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