Disguising himself as a milquetoast Easterner who writes Western novels, Hoppy enrolls in a dude ranch in order to unmask the murderer of the owner's husband.
Movie executives said that Mr. Boyd, who couldn't ride a horse, had made Hopalong too much of a gentleman. But,‐he persisted, became a good rider and adopted Topper who would be his mount for 19 years. He sure made riding look easy for him. Love Hopalong.
Hoppy's iconic white horse was named Topper. Hopalong Cassidy movies (66 of them) from the 1930’s and 1940’s were shown on early TV in the 50’s adding to his popularity! William Boyd and Topper appeared in parades around the country in the 1950s that would easily draw 100,000 people! A documentary hosted by the western actor Dennis Weaver (who played Chester on ‘Gunsmoke’) said Boyd made two world tours and was seen by 20 million children! For us kids who grew up then, we had Hopalong Cassidy gun belts, lunchboxes, watches, trading cards, comic books, etc.! The Hoppy movies had high production values for western films of that era. The consummate western hero! As they say, a "straight shooter!' And that laugh!!! The best laugh in the westerns!!! Hah-hah-hah!!!
I love watching Hop Along Cassidy William Boyd was a great actor and played his part just the way he lived his life great movies he made and I watch them every day they make me feel good
Love Hoppy, simple straightforward and a character that ran constant through all the movies and tv shows Brings me back to my childhood every time I watch
some of the best series ever made...i would absolutely love to have an original 1940's tv set with all these great Hopalong Cassidy series on, and i would religiously watch them...i love this! so many great laughs, and supreme acting...
The daughter Dorrie was played by Jane Clayton who was the mother for the first 4 seasons in TV's "Lassie." She and Hoppy's sidekick Lucky - Russell Hayden - were actually married to each other when this picture was made!
I absolutely love the time long ago whete the good guys wore white hats and always won the battles over the bad guys without the blood and gore as well as the cruising. Our children learned what the meaning of "GOOD GUYS MEANT". Thank you so much for remembering such wonderful entertainment!
Poor Topper !!! He certainly got the short end of the stick in this episode. I wonder how it felt about Hoppy's mounting on the wrong side of him? 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
I met and shook hands with Hoppy at the Canadian Ex ,he looked ten feet tall every garbage day my mother would throw out my Hoppy hat and the next day I would appear wearing it .
I think it's neat that these movies had the same women's wardrobe clothes so we see different actresses wearing the same clothes much of the time. I recognize the dress that the girl is wearing from a movie I watched just yesterday. I only watch Hopalong Cassidy movies mostly. I like him better than Roy Rogers or Gene Autry. My mother was a nurse who once worked with a nurse who was Gene Autry's aunt. She said that her nephew hadn't known the head from the tail of a horse before he started making the movies that he was in. 😊😊😊😊😊😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
I like to make a correction, HC disguise himself as easterner specializing in Rat Traps! Not a writer of Western novels. I wish Charlotte Wynters, had performed in more than 2 episodes.
Hoppy and Windy with toothbrushes? I suspect that may have something to do with the young fans who may be watching this movie to encourage them to brush their teeth!!!😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
The visual is so poor in this movie is so bad so that I can barely make out what's happening. I'll watch I bit more and see if it gets better. However, if not possible I may have to find another Hopalong Cassidy movie to watch!!!😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
@@timothyplonk4266 Clayton Moore who played The Lone Ranger on the TV series did not ride Topper. William Boyd bought Topper in 1937 and after that only Hoppy rode him. Before that he rode a horse called King Nappy that belonged to the studio stables. King Nappy had an injury and could not be riden and Topper was the replacement in 1935. Hoppy bought him and his wife, Grace, named him. After that only Hoppy rode him. There was an actor by the last name of Hart that played The Lone Ranger in early movies and he rode King Nappy also but after 1937 no one rode Topper but Hoppy. Hoppy has a Museum in Cambridge, Ohio where he was raised in early life. Topper died in 1961 and is buried in Calabasas at the Pet Memorial Park. It can be found on Find-a-Grave website Hoppy rode Topper thru The Pumpkin Show parade in Circleville, Ohio in the mid to late 50s. I got to see him and meet him thru his sponsor, for which he was in advertisements for, MED-O-PURE DAIRY. He was a striking figure in Black with his silver trimmed guns, holster and saddle and that silver hair when he lifted his hat to wave it and always with that big, beautiful smile of his. Ohio is proud to claim him!
