Summary
When he runs for sheriff, Hoppy is beaten by Jerry Doyle, the gutless wonder voted for by every crook in town. When Hoppy moves to have the new sheriff impeached, outlaw leader Tad Hammond hires forty gunslingers to stop him. Stop Hoppy? Hah!
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Audiences 63GoodWatch 57
IMDb6.3
Running time
1 h
Shorter than 9 in 10 westerns, −47 min on the typical 107
typical 10760Half of all westerns run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1944
June 23, 1944
82 years ago
Genre
WesternLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
and 6 moreDirecting · 1
- Lesley Selander Director
Writing · 3
- Bernie Kamins Screenplay
- Michael Wilson Screenplay
- Clarence E. Mulford Characters
Production · 1
- Harry Sherman Producer
Editing · 1
- Carroll Lewis Editor
Sound · 2
- William H. Lynch Sound
- Jack Noyes Sound
Art · 2
- Ralph Berger Art Direction
- Emile Kuri Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Earl Moser Wardrobe Designer
Other crew · 1
- Russell Harlan Cinematography
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