''Bar 20 Justice'' is a 1938 American

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film directed by

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and written by Arnold Belgard and Harrison Jacobs. The film stars

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Russell Hayden Russell "Lucky" Hayden (born Hayden Michael "Pate" Lucid; June 12, 1912 – June 9, 1981) was an American film and television actor. He is best known for his portrayal as Lucky Jenkins in Paramount's popular Hopalong Cassidy film series. Early ...

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, William Duncan and Pat J. O'Brien. The film was released on June 28, 1938, by

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. This was the 16th entry in the "Hopalong Cassidy" western series. ''Bar 20 Justice'' was directed by Lesley Selander, who would eventually helm 27 of the 66 "Cassidy" films.

Plot

Ann Dennis' mine is being used by some criminals to steal ore, cowboy Hopalong Cassidy pursues the crooks through the mine shafts.

Cast

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as Windy Halliday *

as Lucky Jenkins *

as Ann Dennis * William Duncan as Buck Peters * Pat J. O'Brien as Frazier *

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as Mine Foreman Slade * John Beach as Denny Dennis * Joe De Stefani as Assayer Perkins * Walter Long as Duke Pierce * Bruce Mitchell as Ross

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* * * * 1938 films American Western (genre) films 1938 Western (genre) films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Lesley Selander Hopalong Cassidy films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-Western-film-stub