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The son of an Army friend is about the join an outlaw gang. Hoppy prevents this and brings the gang to justice.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 61GoodWatch 63
IMDb6.1
Running time
1 h 3 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 westerns, −44 min on the typical 107
typical 10763Half of all westerns run 97–122 min.
Released
1946
October 9, 1946
80 years ago
Genres
WesternActionComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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and 10 more14 people
- William BoydHopalong Cassidy
- Andy ClydeCalifornia Carlson
- Rand BrooksLucky Jenkins
- Robert Emmett KeaneProfessor Dixon
- Jane RandolphJessie Dixon
- Fred 'Snowflake' ToonesSpeed
- Steve BarclayBruce Landy
- Harry CordingDuke
Earle HodginsSandler
Robert BentleyBarton
William 'Wee Willie' DavisBlackie
Forbes MurrayColonel Jed Landy- GGGlen GallagherLieutenant
Ben CorbettSergeant
Directing · 1
- George Archainbaud Director
Writing · 2
- Doris Schroeder Screenplay
- Clarence E. Mulford Characters
Production · 1
- Lewis J. Rachmil Producer
Editing · 1
- Fred W. Berger Editor
Sound · 2
- David Chudnow Music
- Harry Lindgren Sound
Art · 2
- George Mitchell Art Direction
- Harvey T. Gillett Art Direction
Other crew · 1
- Mack Stengler Cinematography
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