Forty Thieves (film) explained

Forty Thieves
Director:Lesley Selander
Producer:Harry Sherman
Starring:William Boyd
Andy Clyde
Louise Currie
Music:Mort Glickman
Cinematography:Russell Harlan
Editing:Carroll Lewis
Distributor:United Artists
Production Companies:Harry Sherman Productions
Runtime:60 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Forty Thieves is a 1944 American Western film starring William Boyd in the lead role of Hopalong Cassidy. It was directed by Lesley Selander, produced by Harry Sherman and released by United Artists. This was the last Hopalong Cassidy film that producer Harry Sherman produced for United Artists.[1]

Plot

Hoppy runs for sheriff, but loses to Jerry Doyle when every crook in town votes for Doyle. When Hoppy tries to remove him from office Tad Hammond hires 40 gunslingers to stop him.[2]

Once the outlaws have been stopped Deputy California Carson runs for sheriff.[3]

Cast

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFI|Catalog.
  2. Rowan, Terry, Character-Based Film Series Part 2, page 122, Lulu Books, 2016
  3. Dunkleberger, Amy, AFI: American Film Institute of Motion Pictures Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films 1941 - 1950, page 811, American Film Institute, 1999