Summary
Hoppy, California and Lucky take refuge from a storm inside a supposedly abandoned church outside a ghost town, only to meet a young woman and her mother there, then find themselves surrounded by a gang of "workmen" intent on tearing down the church if they have to kill the five to do it.
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 64GoodWatch 67
IMDb6.4
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.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries
Released
1947
July 1, 1947
79 years ago
Genres
WesternMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
and 7 more11 people
- William BoydHopalong Cassidy
- Andy ClydeCalifornia Carlson
- Rand BrooksLucky Jenkins
- Dorinda CliftonSusan Crowell
- Harry CordingRiker
- Mary NewtonMrs. Crowell
- Ian WolfeEdwin "Deacon" Black
- Earle HodginsCounty Clerk Tom
Richard BaileyLead Worker-Henchman (Oil Drillman)
Richard AlexanderSmitty, hefty worker-henchman- LJLeo J. McMahonBurly Worker-Henchman with Torch
Directing · 1
- George Archainbaud Director
Writing · 2
- Charles S. Belden Screenplay
- Clarence E. Mulford Characters
Production · 1
- Lewis J. Rachmil Producer
Sound · 2
- David Chudnow Music
- Max M. Hutchinson Sound
Art · 2
- McClure Capps Art Direction
- George Mitchell Set Decoration
Other crew · 1
- Mack Stengler Cinematography
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