Border Vigilantes
Border Vigilantes is a 1941 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Andy Clyde, Frances Gifford, Victor Jory, Ethel Wales and Morris Ankrum. The film was released on April 18, 1941, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
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Directed by | Derwin Abrahams |
Produced by | Harry Sherman |
Screenplay by | J. Benton Cheney |
Starring | William Boyd Russell Hayden Andy Clyde Frances Gifford Victor Jory Ethel Wales Morris Ankrum |
Music by | John Leipold |
Cinematography | Russell Harlan |
Edited by | Robert B. Warwick Jr. |
Production company | Harry Sherman Productions |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Border Vigilantes was the 34th entry in the Hopalong Cassidy western series, with 32 more still on the way.[3]
Plot
Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd), California Carlson (Andy Clyde) and Lucky Jenkins (Russell Hayden) ride into a town bedevilled by outlaw raids, despite the existence of a local vigilante committee. Sensing that something's wrong with this set-up, Hoppy does a bit of digging and discovers that the outlaw chieftain is the head of the vigilantes.[4]
Cast
- William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy
- Russell Hayden as Lucky Jenkins
- Andy Clyde as California Carlson
- Frances Gifford as Helen Forbes
- Victor Jory as Henry Logan
- Ethel Wales as Aunt Jennifer Forbes
- Morris Ankrum as Dan Forbes
- Tom Tyler as Henchman Yager
- Hal Taliaferro as Henchman Big Ed Stone
- Jack Rockwell as Hank Weaver
- Britt Wood as Lafe Willis
References
- "Border-Vigilantes - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- "Border Vigilantes (1941) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- https://www.allmovie.com/movie/border-vigilantes-v6713
- https://www.allmovie.com/movie/border-vigilantes-v6713
External links
- Border Vigilantes on IMDb
- Border Vigilantes at AllMovie
- Border Vigilantes at the TCM Movie Database
- Border Vigilantes at the American Film Institute Catalog
- List of Hopalong Cassidy films