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Clarence E. Mulford wrote the first Hopalong Cassidy short story in 1904 while living in Fryeburg, Maine. He wrote the first novel, Bar-20 (named after Cassidy's ranch) in 1906. He wrote 28 Hopalong Cassidy novels in all, with the last one, Hopalong Cassidy Serves a Writ, being published in 1941. Not all of these novels focused on the Cassidy ...
In the films, Hopalong, or "Hoppy", and his white horse, Topper, travel through the Old West while dispensing justice, usually with two companions: one young and trouble-prone with a weakness for damsels in distress, the other older, comically awkward and outspoken.
In 1935, Boyd was offered the supporting role of Red Connors in the movie Hop-Along Cassidy, but he asked to be considered for the title role and won it. [6] The original character of Hopalong Cassidy, written by Clarence E. Mulford for pulp magazines, was changed from a hard-drinking, rough-living, redheaded wrangler to a cowboy hero who did not smoke, swear or drink alcohol (he drank ...
Hills of Old Wyoming is a 1937 American Western film directed by Nate Watt and written by Maurice Geraghty, the 10th film of the 66 Hopalong Cassidy movies. [1] The film stars William Boyd, George "Gabby" Hayes, Morris Ankrum, Russell Hayden, Gail Sheridan, John Beach and Clara Kimball Young, Russell Hayden makes his first (of 27 consecutive) appearances.
Less than five years later, the first film about Batman was brought to life in 1943's Batman, with Lewis Wilson leading the movie. Now, nine actors have played Batman in movies, and popular ...
Hop-Along Cassidy (reissued as Hopalong Cassidy Enters) is a 1935 American Western film that features the character Hop-Along Cassidy created by writer Clarence E. Mulford. This is the first of 66 Hopalong Cassidy films produced between 1935 and 1948 and all starring William Boyd in the title role.
William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy; James Ellison as Johnny Nelson; George "Gabby" Hayes as Windy Halliday; Morris Ankrum as Tex Anderson; Gwynne Shipman as Beth Clark; Britt Wood as Lanky; Dick Dickson as Waggoner; Earl Askam as Red; Al Bridge as Babson; John Beach as Hank; Ted Adams as Joe Wilson; T.J. Halligan as Skinny; Dan Wolheim as ...
Unexpected Guest Directed by George Archainbaud Written by Clarence E. Mulford (characters), Ande Lamb (screenplay) Produced by Lewis J. Rachmil Starring William Boyd Cinematography Mack Stengler Edited by Fred W. Berger Music by David Chudnow Distributed by United Artists Release date March 28, 1947 (1947-03-28) Running time 61 minutes Country United States Language English Unexpected Guest ...