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''Doomed Caravan'' is a 1941 American
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film directed by
Lesley Selander Lesley Selander (May 26, 1900 – December 5, 1979) was an American film director of Western (genre), Westerns and adventure film, adventure movies. His career as director, spanning 127 feature films and dozens of TV episodes, lasted from 1936 to ...
and starring William Boyd. The film is a serial Western and part of the
Hopalong Cassidy Hopalong Cassidy is a fictional cowboy hero created in 1904 by the author Clarence E. Mulford, who wrote a series of short stories and novels based on the character. Mulford portrayed the character as rude, dangerous, and rough-talking. He was ...
series. It is the 32nd entry in a series of 66 films.


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* William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy *
Andy Clyde Andrew Allan Clyde (March 25, 1892 – May 18, 1967) was a Scottish-born American film and television actor whose career spanned more than four decades. In 1921 he broke into silent films as a Mack Sennett comic, debuting in ''On a Summer ...
as California Carlson *
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. Ear ...
as Lucky Jenkins *
Minna Gombell Minna Marie Gombell (''née'' Gombel; May 28, 1892 – April 14, 1973) was an American stage and film actress. Early years She was born Minna Marie Gombel in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of William and Emma M. Debring Gombel. Her father ...
as Jane Travers *
Morris Ankrum Morris Ankrum (born Morris Nussbaum; August 28, 1897 – September 2, 1964) was an American radio, television, and film character actor. Early life Born in Danville, Illinois, Danville in Vermilion County, Illinois, Vermilion County in eastern ...
as Stephen Westcott *
Georgia Ellis Georgia Ellis (March 12, 1917 – March 30, 1988) was an American actress who is best known for her recurring role of Kitty in the Western radio drama '' Gunsmoke''. She was the daughter of John R. Hawkins and Blanche E. Sparling. She married ...
as Diana Westcott *
Trevor Bardette Trevor Bardette (born Terva Gaston Hubbard; November 19, 1902 – November 28, 1977) was an American film and television actor. Among many other roles in his long and prolific career, Bardette appeared in several episodes of '' Adventures of S ...
as Ed Martin *Pat J. O'Brien as Henchman Jim Ferber *Ray Bennett as Henchman Pete Gregg *José Luis Tortosa as Governor Don Pedro


Reception

''Doomed Caravan'' has 3 out of 5 stars on
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* * * * 1941 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Lesley Selander Paramount Pictures films American Western (genre) films Hopalong Cassidy films Films based on works by Johnston McCulley Films scored by John Leipold 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{1940s-Western-film-stub