Belle Langtry runs a town being taken over by cattle rustlers. She is also a front for the outlaws, who are led by Steve Fraser. Hoppy gets elected sheriff and cleans up the town with help f... Read allBelle Langtry runs a town being taken over by cattle rustlers. She is also a front for the outlaws, who are led by Steve Fraser. Hoppy gets elected sheriff and cleans up the town with help from the Bar 20 boys.Belle Langtry runs a town being taken over by cattle rustlers. She is also a front for the outlaws, who are led by Steve Fraser. Hoppy gets elected sheriff and cleans up the town with help from the Bar 20 boys.
Cara Williams
- Joan Stuart
- (as Bernice Kay)
Hank Bell
- Cowhand Hank
- (uncredited)
Rudy Bowman
- Barfly
- (uncredited)
Ed Brady
- Poster Reader
- (uncredited)
Nora Bush
- Townswoman
- (uncredited)
Jess Cavin
- Barfly
- (uncredited)
George Cleveland
- Pete Carter - Miner
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaThis is one of 54 Hopalong Cassidy features produced by Harry Sherman, initially distributed by Paramount Pictures from 1935-1941, and then by United Artists 1942-1944, which were purchased by their star William Boyd for nationally syndicated television presentation beginning in 1948 and continuing thereafter for many years, as a result of their phenomenal success. Each feature was re-edited to 54 minutes so as to comfortably fit into a 60 minute time slot, with six minutes for commercials. It was not until 50 years later that, with the cooperation of Mrs. Boyd. i.e. Grace Bradley, that they were finally restored to their original length with their original opening and closing credits intact.
- GoofsAt one point when Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) gets into a fight with Steve Fraser (Victor Jory), Hoppy punches Fraser hard enough to knock him out of a hotel room window, but if you take note, actor Jory has to give himself a little push with his leg to fall out the window.
- ConnectionsEdited into Wide Open Town (1953)
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A lazy remake...nearly exactly like the original.
Remaking films is not a new thing. In fact, in the 1930s and 40s, it was very common to remake films only a few years after the original. But in almost every case, there was a new cast and significant changes were made to the script. But with "Wide Open Town", the remake is incredibly lazy, as BOTH it and "Hopalong Cassidy Returns" star William Boyd and the details are sure close. If you want to know the very few differences, look at the iMDB trivia for the film.
Hoppy and the gang are following the trail of cattle rustled from the Bar 20 ranch. It leads to a craptastic town that is run by a local baddie, Belle Langtree* and her second in command, Steve (Victor Jory). They are, of course, behind the rustling as well as MANY other crimes. They can do all this because there is no law in town, as the last two sheriffs were gunned down by Belle's men. Additionally, when the local paper tries to drum up support for law and order, her men destroy the presses! When Hoppy sees this, he decides to become sheriff and it puts him on a collision course with Belle.
The only thing I really found interesting in this super-lazy remake is the casting of Morris Ankrum as the editor of the local paper. He nearly always plays the villain in the Hopalong Cassidy films and it's nice to finally see him on the side of the good guys! Apart from that, there really is no reason to see this movie if you've already seen the original. A cynical attempt to make money while delivering nothing new or of substance to the fans of the franchise.
Hoppy and the gang are following the trail of cattle rustled from the Bar 20 ranch. It leads to a craptastic town that is run by a local baddie, Belle Langtree* and her second in command, Steve (Victor Jory). They are, of course, behind the rustling as well as MANY other crimes. They can do all this because there is no law in town, as the last two sheriffs were gunned down by Belle's men. Additionally, when the local paper tries to drum up support for law and order, her men destroy the presses! When Hoppy sees this, he decides to become sheriff and it puts him on a collision course with Belle.
The only thing I really found interesting in this super-lazy remake is the casting of Morris Ankrum as the editor of the local paper. He nearly always plays the villain in the Hopalong Cassidy films and it's nice to finally see him on the side of the good guys! Apart from that, there really is no reason to see this movie if you've already seen the original. A cynical attempt to make money while delivering nothing new or of substance to the fans of the franchise.
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- planktonrules
- Oct 5, 2020
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- Runtime1 hour 19 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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