William Lawrence Boyd, known as Hop-A-Long Cassidy never wears any outfit except his charactertistic black shirt, trousers, boots and Stetson...Hoppy rode, grinned and fought his way into our hearts on the silver screen and then right into our living rooms with a new inventions called...Television!
"Trail Dust", Hoppy and the Bar-20 outfit (Johnny Nelson & Windy Halliday) want to combine herds to feed a starving country...but rustlers and greedy cowhands try to steal and give the Bar-20 a run for their money...but who should your money be on to see who comes out on top, never fear Hoppy's here.
"Borderland", this time Cassidy goes undercover to catch a bandit known as "The Fox", plenty of action and hard-riding ahead for Hoppy and his faithful steed Topper!
Outstanding direction by Nate Watt...and as always George "Gabby" Hayes (Windy Halliday), backing Hoppy's play whenever trouble enters the picture...it's plain to see...Hoppy Is Here To Stay!
Total Time: 76 Mins (Trail Dust-1936) Total Time: 82 Mins (Borderland-1937)
"Hoppy is here to stay"
William Lawrence Boyd, better known as Hop-A-Long Cassidy never wears any outfit except his charactertistic black shirt, trousers, boots and Stetson...Hoppy rode, fought and grinned his way into our hearts on the silver screen, and then into our living rooms on the small tube.
Hoppy and his trail buddies ~ Johnny Nelson (Jimmy Ellison) always hot tempered and ready for action before it gets here...Windy Halliday (George "Gabby" Hayes), with "Those Persnickordy Women"...and "Women are Pure Poyzen"...my favorite saying has to be "You're Dern Tootin'", Hayes was the comedy sidekick who always knew the answer before the question, taught Hoppy everything from gunplay to hardriding, many times stole scenes right from under the entire cast.
Always filmed in the natural setting of Lone Pine, California that was a plus for westerns at that time...Boyd became very skilled as a horsemen, his acting and eye contact was never surpassed when coming across clues or realizing the guilty party...this was due to his days on the silent screen.
This had to be the best western series around during the '30s, strong performances by Boyd, Hayes and Ellison...with producer Harry "Pop" Sherman at the helm, behind the scenes with quality the uppermost in mind for Paramount Pictures...the Bar-20 gang with Windy Halliday (George "Gabby" Hayes) backing Hoppy's play whenever trouble enters the picture...when good guys wore black, rode a white horse and assured all his fans ~ HOPPY IS HERE TO STAY!
Total Time: 76 Mins (Trail Dust-1936) Total Time: 82 Mins (Borderland-1937)
The most outstanding series of westerns began in 1935 from Paramount Pictures under the guiding hand of producer Harry "Pop" Sherman...continued well into the '40s proved to be the most successful 'B' Westerns ever made...based on Clarence E. Mulford's stories, they strived in changing Cassidy's image, which was both original and influential...the hero, played by William Lawrence Boyd, was mature and generally rather inactive, and the plots also tended to inactivity until a sudden burst of climactic action in the last reel, usually a frantic chase backed by tension-building music.
In all, Boyd made sixty-six Hopalong Cassidy Westerns, early films included Uncle Ben and Windy Halliday, both played by veteran actor George "Gabby" Hayes...was a steady favorite as a hitchrack, was chosen... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Nate Watt DVD Release Date: Released the 25 September 2001 Usually ships within 3 to 4 days
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Paramount Pictures came up with a fine screenplay from Doris Schroeder and Vernon Smith based on a novel by Clarence E. Mulford "Hopalong Cassidy's Protege", released with a new title "Call of the Prairie". This 1936 film is just as fresh today with plenty of action as Shanghai McHenry (George Hayes) the leader of a gang outlaws, is planning to rob the Bar-20. Only one man can tame this notorious army of badmen ~ our man from the Bar 20...Cassidy. Director Howard Bretherton takes full advantage with his cast of players William Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy), Jimmy Ellison (Johnny Nelson), Mauriel Evans (Linda), Howard Lang (Buck Peters), Al Bridge (Sam Porter), Willie Fung (Wong) and Chill Wills and His Avalon Boys. Johnny has gambling debts and is taken prisoner, while Buck is forced to give to... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Howard Bretherton DVD Release Date: Released the 29 October 2002 Usually ships within 24 hours
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William Boyd is introduced to us as the ever popular western hero Hopalong Cassidy in this 1935 double feature DVD. This DVD series has been meticulously digitally reproduced both in picture & sound. Black & White and Standard Picture (before WideScreen).
William Boyd and Paramount Pictures made over 60 Big Screen Hopalong movies. Many old time western stars were introduced in this very popular western series including Hoppy's sidekick George "Gabby" Hayes as Windy.
Once again enjoy the 1930's most popular cowboy tame the west and win our hearts on this new DVD series. The picture quality and the stories are truly fun stuff.
In summary: The first 1935 movie (60 minutes) "Hop-a-long Cassidy" introduces us to this western hero & how Bill Cassidy the foreman on the famous Bar 20 ranch... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Howard Bretherton DVD Release Date: Released the 21 August 2001 Usually ships within 3 to 4 days
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I have some of the other Hoppy dvd's and I enjoy them. If this is any like the others I'm sure you will enjoy them As Well........ More Info about this DVD Director(s): Lesley Selander DVD Release Date: Released the 10 December 2002 Usually ships within 24 hours
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Hopalong Cassidy movies always had high production quality; for B movies, it is obvious that the producer spent a lot of money--and it shows. Shot on location rather than in a back-lots like most old westerns, the sets and expansive outdoors locations are well represented on film. You just have to like Hoppy in black and George (later called "Gabby") Hayes as "Windy." Plenty of good acting, action, a touch of comedy, and, of course, Hoppy's famous laugh. Old Westerns just don't get better than this. The quality of these DVDs is quite good. You may have to re-set the disk to mono sound to enhance quality, but once you do it is great. The picture quality looks like the movie was shot yesterday. What a great way to spend a Saturday morning watching Hoppy catch the crooks. More Info about this DVD Director(s): Nate Watt DVD Release Date: Released the 21 August 2001 Usually ships within 1 to 3 weeks
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