Hoppy's brother has been murdered and he is on the trail of the murderers. To get them he makes himself seem to be a wanted man.Hoppy's brother has been murdered and he is on the trail of the murderers. To get them he makes himself seem to be a wanted man.Hoppy's brother has been murdered and he is on the trail of the murderers. To get them he makes himself seem to be a wanted man.
George 'Gabby' Hayes
- WindyHaliday
- (as George Hayes)
Morris Ankrum
- Henry Stoneham
- (as Stephen Morris)
Jack Rutherford
- Ace Crowder
- (as John Rutherford)
Lee J. Cobb
- Goodwin
- (as Lee Cobb)
Earl Askam
- Bailiff
- (uncredited)
Silver Tip Baker
- Juror
- (uncredited)
Hank Bell
- Saloon Waiter
- (uncredited)
Harry Bernard
- Bartender Harry
- (uncredited)
Ted Billings
- Saloon Waiter
- (uncredited)
Fred Burns
- Juror
- (uncredited)
Horace B. Carpenter
- Juror #3 - Smoking Pipe
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBernadine Hayes (Faro Annie) and Lorraine Randall (Mary Cassidy) were real-life sisters.
- GoofsHoppy gets shot, then tied to a chair. But in all subsequent scenes, his shirt shows no bullet hole or blood, even after Annie touches his shoulder and comes away with blood on her hand.
- Quotes
Croupier: Number eight on the black.
'Hopalong' Cassidy: That's me again.
Faro Annie: Well, Bill, you must have been born with a silver horseshoe in your mouth!
'Hopalong' Cassidy: [humorously] Why, Annie, you ain't insinuatin' I got a big mouth, are you?
Faro Annie: [flirtatiously] Big or little, good-lookin', you got a nice mouth.
'Hopalong' Cassidy: [he smiles]
- ConnectionsFollowed by Rustlers' Valley (1937)
- SoundtracksThe Wearing of the Green
Sung by Bernadine Hayes, Walter Long and everybody in the saloon
Featured review
Less Action Than Usual
Rather tame Hoppy western until the slam-bang finale. Until then, it's mostly indoors in a saloon while Hoppy tries to get the corrupt town's Deputy Plunkett who killed his brother. At the same time in the background lurks the mysterious Lone Wolf. Meanwhile, Windy and Lucky go undercover to help Hoppy track him down. On the whole, the storyline moves along at a rather leisurely pace for an oater. Then too, the plot line with its two main strands rather than one suggests a last-minute combining of separate scripts for whatever reason. I can't help thinking there's a backstory of some sort to this odd Hoppy production.
There are some noteworthy aspects, however. Surprisingly, it's not fists that fly as in standard Hoppy fare, instead it's Windy's fingers as they race over the piano keyboard in the town's saloon- wow- who knew! Perhaps stealing the show, however, is deglamorized actress Hayes as the saloon's Faro Annie. All in all, she delivers an unusually poignant turn instead of the usually winsome role of a western leading lady. And catch that very last close-up where she and the movie leave us on an unexpectedly somber note. Then too, I like the way Director Watt manages some unusual touches such as the horse charging over the sunken camera. I wish IMDB had more information on his much-too-short career. Also, catch New York actor Lee J. Cobb in a supporting role, before he turned A-lister in such theatrical hits as On The Waterfront (1954). All in all, the programmer amounts to a different Hoppy entry in many important respects. Whether viewers enjoy the departures from the usual depends, I guess, on personal taste. Frankly, I was disappointed.
There are some noteworthy aspects, however. Surprisingly, it's not fists that fly as in standard Hoppy fare, instead it's Windy's fingers as they race over the piano keyboard in the town's saloon- wow- who knew! Perhaps stealing the show, however, is deglamorized actress Hayes as the saloon's Faro Annie. All in all, she delivers an unusually poignant turn instead of the usually winsome role of a western leading lady. And catch that very last close-up where she and the movie leave us on an unexpectedly somber note. Then too, I like the way Director Watt manages some unusual touches such as the horse charging over the sunken camera. I wish IMDB had more information on his much-too-short career. Also, catch New York actor Lee J. Cobb in a supporting role, before he turned A-lister in such theatrical hits as On The Waterfront (1954). All in all, the programmer amounts to a different Hoppy entry in many important respects. Whether viewers enjoy the departures from the usual depends, I guess, on personal taste. Frankly, I was disappointed.
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- dougdoepke
- Mar 30, 2020
Details
- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was North of the Rio Grande (1937) officially released in Canada in English?
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