The Leather Burners is a 1943 American Western film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Jo Pagano. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jay Kirby, Victor Jory, George Reeves, George Givot and Ellanora Needles (billed as Shelley Spencer). The film was released on May 28, 1943, by United Artists.[1][2][3] The on-screen title is simply Leather Burners without the definite article.
| The Leather Burners | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Joseph Henabery |
| Screenplay by | Jo Pagano |
| Story by | Harry Sinclair Drago Clarence E. Mulford (characters) |
| Based on | The Leather Burners 1940 book by Bliss Lomax |
| Produced by | Harry Sherman |
| Starring | William Boyd Andy Clyde Jay Kirby Victor Jory George Reeves George Givot Ellanora Needles (billed as Shelley Spencer) |
| Cinematography | Russell Harlan |
| Edited by | Carroll Lewis |
| Music by | Samuel Kaylin |
Production company | Harry Sherman Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
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Bar 20 ranch hand Johnny Travers (Jay Kirby) sends for old friends Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) and California Carlson (Andy Clyde). Hopalong Cassidy immediately suspects mine company president Dan Slack (Victor Jory) to be behind the rustlings and decides to go undercover, with the assistance of Sharon Longstreet (Shelley Spencer) and her young brother Bobby (Bobby Larson).[4]
Cast
edit- William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy
- Andy Clyde as California Carlson
- Jay Kirby as Johnny Travers
- Victor Jory as Dan Slack
- George Reeves as Harrison Brooke
- George Givot as Sam Bucktoe
- Shelley Spencer as Sharon Longstreet
- Bobby Larson as Bobby Longstreet
- Hal Taliaferro as Telegrapher Lafe
- Forbes Murray as Bart Gailey
- Robert Mitchum as Henchman Randall (Uncredited)
References
edit- ^ "Leather Burners (1943) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "The Leather Burners". TV Guide. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ Hans J. Wollstein (2014). "The Leather Burners (1943)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ The Leather Burners (1943) - Joseph E. Henabery, Joseph Henabery, Joseph Henaberry | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie, retrieved November 7, 2023
External links
edit- The Leather Burners at IMDb
- The Leather Burners at AllMovie
- The Leather Burners at the TCM Movie Database
- Leather Burners at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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