Texas Trail is a 1937 American Western film directed by David Selman and starring William Boyd, Russell Hayden, and George "Gabby" Hayes.[1]
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| Newspaper advertisement for the films Texas Trail (1937) and Hot Water (1937) | |
| Directed by | David Selman |
| Screenplay by | Jack O'Donnell Jack Mersereau |
| Based on | Tex 1922 novel by Clarence E. Mulford |
| Produced by | Harry Sherman |
| Starring | William Boyd Russell Hayden George "Gabby" Hayes |
| Cinematography | Russell Harlan |
| Edited by | Sherman A. Rose Robert B. Warwick Jr. |
| Music by | Hugo Friedhofer (uncredited) |
Production company | Paramount Pictures |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Based on Clarence E. Mulford's 1922 novel, Tex, the film takes place during the Spanish–American War.[1][2]
Plot
editHopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) is asked by Major McCready (Karl Hackett) to round up 500 horses for government soldiers. Meanwhile, a gang of outlaws plot to steal the horses.
Cast
edit- William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy
- Russell Hayden as Lucky Jenkins
- George 'Gabby' Hayes as Windy Halliday
- Judith Allen as Barbara Allen
- Billy King as Boots McCready
- Alexander Cross as Black Jack Carson
- Karl Hackett as Major McCready
- Bob Kortman as Henchman Hawks
- Jack Rockwell as Henchman Shorty
- John Beach as Smokey
- Ray Bennett as Henchman Brad
- Philo McCullough as Jordan
- Ben Corbett as Fort Guard (uncredited)
- Earle Hodgins as Commanding Officer (uncredited)
References
edit- ^ a b Pitts, Michael R. (2012). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films. McFarland. p. 349. ISBN 9781476600901.
- ^ Goble, Alan, ed. (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 978. ISBN 9783110951943.
External links
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- Texas Trail at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Texas Trail at the TCM Movie Database
- Texas Trail at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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