''Hoppy's Holiday'' is a 1947 American
Western
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*Western, New York, a town in the US
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*Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
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film directed by
George Archainbaud
George Archainbaud (May 7, 1890 – February 20, 1959) was a French- American film and television director.
Biography
In the beginning of his career he worked on stage as an actor and manager. He came to the United States in January 1914, and ...
and written by J. Benton Cheney,
Bennett Cohen and
Ande Lamb. The film stars
William Boyd,
Andy Clyde
Andrew Allan Clyde (March 25, 1892 – May 18, 1967), was a Scottish-born American film and television actor whose career spanned some 45 years. In 1921 he broke into silent films as a Mack Sennett comic, debuting in ''On a Summer Day''. H ...
,
Rand Brooks
Arlington Rand Brooks Jr. (September 21, 1918 – September 1, 2003) was an American film and television actor.
Early life
Brooks was born in Wright City, Missouri. He was the son of Arlington Rand Brooks, a farmer. His mother and he moved ...
, Mary Ware,
Andrew Tombes
Andrew Tombes (29 June 1885 – 17 March 1976) was an American comedian and character actor.
Biography
The son of a grocer, originally from Ashtabula, Ohio, Tombes was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy. Early in his career, he worked as a v ...
and
Leonard Penn
Leonard Penn (13 November 1907 – 20 May 1975) was an American film, television and theatre actor.
Early life and education
Penn was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, to parents Marcus Penn and Eva Monson. He majored in drama at Columbia Un ...
. The film was released on July 18, 1947, by
United Artists
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.
Plot
Cast
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William Boyd as
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 wa ...
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Andy Clyde
Andrew Allan Clyde (March 25, 1892 – May 18, 1967), was a Scottish-born American film and television actor whose career spanned some 45 years. In 1921 he broke into silent films as a Mack Sennett comic, debuting in ''On a Summer Day''. H ...
as California Carlson
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Rand Brooks
Arlington Rand Brooks Jr. (September 21, 1918 – September 1, 2003) was an American film and television actor.
Early life
Brooks was born in Wright City, Missouri. He was the son of Arlington Rand Brooks, a farmer. His mother and he moved ...
as Lucky Jenkins
* Mary Ware as Gloria Patton
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Andrew Tombes
Andrew Tombes (29 June 1885 – 17 March 1976) was an American comedian and character actor.
Biography
The son of a grocer, originally from Ashtabula, Ohio, Tombes was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy. Early in his career, he worked as a v ...
as Mayor Frank Patton
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Leonard Penn
Leonard Penn (13 November 1907 – 20 May 1975) was an American film, television and theatre actor.
Early life and education
Penn was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, to parents Marcus Penn and Eva Monson. He majored in drama at Columbia Un ...
as Dunning
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Jeff Corey
Jeff Corey (born Arthur Zwerling; August 10, 1914 – August 16, 2002) was an American stage and screen actor. He was blacklisted in the 1950s and became an acting coach for a period, before returning to film and television work in the 1960s. ...
as Jed
* Donald Kirke as Sheriff
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Mike Ragan
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Animals
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* Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off
* Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and document ...
as Henchman Ace
* Gil Patric as Henchman Hill
* Frank Henry as Henchman Bart
References
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1947 films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by George Archainbaud
United Artists films
American Western (genre) films
1947 Western (genre) films
Hopalong Cassidy films
1940s English-language films
1940s American films
English-language Western (genre) films
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