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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 ...
The following is a list of cast members who voiced or portrayed characters appearing in the Batman films. The list is sorted by film and character, as some characters may have been portrayed by multiple actors. Actors Lewis Wilson and Robert Lowery first appeared as the character in the serial films, Batman (1943) and Batman and Robin (1949).
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.
The Hopalong Cassidy film series ended in 1948, due to declining revenues, and their star William Boyd, who was now 53 years old, was regarded as a film star of the past. . However, Boyd thought Hopalong Cassidy might have a future in television, and spent $350,000 to obtain the rights to his old films; [1] he sold or mortgaged almost everything he owned to raise the mon
William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy; James Ellison as Johnny Nelson; George "Gabby" Hayes as Windy Halliday; Morris Ankrum as Loco; John Beach as Texas Ranger Bailey; Nora Lane as Grace Rand; Charlene Wyatt as Molly Rand; Trevor Bardette as Colonel Gonzales; Earle Hodgins as Major Stafford; Al Bridge as Henchman 'Dandy' Morgan; George Chesebro 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 ...