Hopalong Cassidy

Hopalong Cassidy

1952
Hopalong Cassidy
Hopalong Cassidy

Hopalong Cassidy

7.7 | en | Western

Hopalong Cassidy was television's first western program. The series aired on NBC and stared William Boyd as the cowboy Hopalong Cassidy.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP26  Tricky Fingers
Apr. 02,1954
Tricky Fingers

Hoppy and Red are trapped in a burning house by a lovely young woman who has robbed a bank while posing as an old lady.

EP25  The Emerald Saint
Mar. 26,1954
The Emerald Saint

While chasing a murderer, Hoppy and Red are locked in a shrine with an emerald religious statue during a Mexican festival.

EP24  The Black Sombrero
Mar. 19,1954
The Black Sombrero

When a Mexican rancher accuses an innocent man of murder, Hoppy uses a black sombrero to clear the frame-up victim and save a wealthy young heiress.

EP23  Frame-Up for Murder
Mar. 12,1954
Frame-Up for Murder

Hoppy and Red arrest a young man whom they find wounded near the body of his uncle, but they soon learn that he's suffering from amnesia and try to clear him.

EP22  Masquerade for Matilda
Mar. 05,1954
Masquerade for Matilda

Hoppy tries to trick an elderly woman's kidnappers by inducing Red Connors to wear her clothes.

EP21  3-7-77
Feb. 26,1954
3-7-77

Hoppy frightens an outlaw gang by writing in prominent places the code numbers 3-7-77, the symbol of a band of vigilante terrorists.

EP20  Silent Testimony
Feb. 19,1954
Silent Testimony

Hoppy helps an old settler and his son fight a land grabber who's determined to take over their ranch.

EP19  Steel Trails West
Feb. 12,1954
Steel Trails West

Hoppy steps in when the nephew of a contractor building a railroad is killed and all the construction plans stolen.

EP18  Grubstake
Feb. 02,1954
Grubstake

Hoppy helps an old prospector whose discovery of gold has earned him several new friends and enemies.

EP17  The Outlaw's Reward
Jan. 29,1954
The Outlaw's Reward

Hoppy steps in when a notorious outlaw tries to force his honest father and brother to help him collect the reward for his own capture.

EP16  New Mexico Manhunt
Jan. 22,1954
New Mexico Manhunt

Hoppy tries to clear an old prospector who's been found in possession of the gold stolen in a train robbery.

EP15  Copper Hills
Jan. 15,1954
Copper Hills

While investigating raids by white men dressed as Indians, Hoppy and Red find valuable copper on the Indians' land.

EP14  Double Trouble
Jan. 08,1954
Double Trouble

Hoppy tries to help a young Mexican laborer whose knife was found in a banker's back.

EP13  The Renegade Press
Jan. 01,1954
The Renegade Press

In his search for a gang counterfeiting Mexican currency, Hoppy learns that the Twin Rivers newspaper is printing more than news.

EP12  Don't Believe in Ghosts
Dec. 25,1953
Don't Believe in Ghosts

Hoppy risks death to convince the family and friends of vanished rancher Tom Murdock that his ghost has not returned from the dead to haunt them.

EP11  Frontier Law
Dec. 18,1953
Frontier Law

When Hoppy and Red try to conduct an honest election in outlaw territory, the outlaws retaliate by getting Hoppy's nephew into trouble.

EP10  Death by Proxy
Dec. 11,1953
Death by Proxy

Hoppy uses a health tonic to prove the innocence of a convicted murderer and the guilt of the real killer.

EP9  Arizona Troubleshooters
Dec. 04,1953
Arizona Troubleshooters

Assigned to guard the workers building Arizona's first telegraph line, Hoppy learns that a supposedly retired man who owns several stores will lose a fortune if the line is completed, and uses wiretapping to foil a sabotage scheme.

EP8  Gypsy Destiny
Nov. 27,1953
Gypsy Destiny

Hoppy tries to prove that a gypsy boy's dead father was not a thief so that the boy can marry his sweetheart.

EP7  Illegal Entry
Nov. 20,1953
Illegal Entry

Hoppy and Red help the U.S. Immigration Service investigate the deaths of smuggled Chinese aliens.

EP6  The Jinx Wagon
Nov. 13,1953
The Jinx Wagon

Hoppy encounters bank robbers who are trying to recover the loot they hid in an old wagon inside the Twin Rivers livery stable.

EP5  The Last Laugh
Nov. 06,1953
The Last Laugh

Hoppy poses as a cattle buyer in order to break up a ring of thieves who are stealing gold from a smelter.

EP4  Twisted Trails
Oct. 30,1953
Twisted Trails

Hoppy fakes amnesia in an attempt to save the cattlemen's bank and the local ranchers from ruin springing from an embezzlement.

EP3  The Valley Raiders
Oct. 23,1953
The Valley Raiders

Hoppy and Red discover that two outlaws have ambushed the sheriff of Stone Valley and determine to help the local ranchers against an exploiter who wants to take over the valley and sell it ti the cavalry.

EP2  The Sole Survivor
Oct. 16,1953
The Sole Survivor

As they ride into an apparently deserted town, Hoppy and Red are shot at, and then discover the town's only resident, also shot and left for dead.

EP1  The Devil's Idol
Oct. 09,1953
The Devil's Idol

Hoppy and a young minister try to convince a boy who's just committed his first holdup that his gunman idol has feet of clay.

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Released: 1952-09-19 | Released Producted By: Hopalong Cassidy Productions Inc. , William Boyd Productions Inc. Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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Hopalong Cassidy was television's first western program. The series aired on NBC and stared William Boyd as the cowboy Hopalong Cassidy.

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Cast

Edgar Buchanan , William Boyd

Director

William Boyd

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Hopalong Cassidy Productions Inc. , William Boyd Productions Inc.

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Reviews

SanteeFats When you realize that this series was done over sixty years ago you realize just how well it was done. At least I think so. The acting is very good, the action occurs often, the plots are usually okay. Why this show only lasted two seasons is something I don't understand. William Boyd is Hopalong Cassidy, a good guy's good guy. He seems to travel around the west with his two sidekicks, California and the always looking for romance, Lucky. Even though there reference's to the Bar20 ranch. Where ever they go they right the wrongs, always taking the side of the right or the weak. There is humor in this series in every episode but you need to follow the dialogue. They use the same character actors in the episodes and they usually play the type of good or bad role but occasionally they get to switch. I really enjoyed watching the entire series.
mike-newton30 One of your bloggers makes the comment that the Hopalong Cassidy films began running on television as early as 1945. Obviously they haven't done their research because (1) television sets were not put on the market for public use until 1947 and Boyd did not begin running his films until mid summer of 1948. Boyd was still making theatrical pictures in 1944, and then went on tour with Cole Brothers Circus for two seasons until 1946, when he began producing his own series for United Artists. These films co-starred Andy Clyde and Rand Brooks. When the series ended, Boyd hocked everything he had to gain the rights to Hopalong Cassidy. His old movies began running on NBC in June, 1948. The statement that Hoppy movies were being seen on television originally came from a video documentary on early television cowboys, featuring Will "Sugarfoot" Hutchins.
398 Most early fifties TV shows that I have recently viewed have proved to be much less than I remembered--THE LONE RANGER, SUPERMAN, THE CISCO KID, MR AND MRS NORTH, RAMAR OF THE JUNGLE--the list is pretty long. They were for the most part cheaply produced and not very well acted, except for the leads. Therefore I did not come to the HOPALONG CASSIDY series expecting anything more than just another kiddie show. Some episodes may indeed be ordinary, and realism is not aided by Hoppy's all black but still gaudy outfit. But watching several episodes, I have been pleasantly surprised. This show was certainly a couple of notches above most of its contemporaries in quality. Outdoor scenes were filmed outdoors. The acting is often high grade. Boyd as Hoppy was both charismatic and a good actor. Edgar Buchanan, an A list character actor, was capable of providing both comic relief and dramatic support. Other early television pairings, even Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels, or Duncan Renaldo and Leo Carillo, were not this accomplished. Their skill, plus good writing, lifted several episodes.A few top episodes I have viewed:1. "Grubstake"--A terrific half-hour mystery. Prospector Percy Helton has struck gold. He was grubstaked by five partners. Two have been murdered. A third is Red. Who is the murderer? There is a slew of suspects in a movie level cast--Christopher Dark, Michael Fox, Robert Paquin, and Timothy Carey(!). Gladys George steals the show as a flighty landlady engaged in a humorous romance with old codger Helton. The solution to the mystery is first rate.2. "The Feud"--Two ranchers are bitter enemies. The son of one is murdered from ambush. Suspician naturally falls on his old enemy, B stalwart Steve Darrell, but foreman Hugh Beaumont, soon to become Beaver's dad, is the culprit. He is having an affair with Darrell's wife and hopes to get both her and the ranch when Darrell is lynched for the murder. There are some bitter scenes between the jealous Darrell and his unfaithful wife, and even a hot and heavy one between the woman and Beaumont. Perhaps not original, but certainly an adult slant compared to a typical Lone Ranger or Gene or Roy plot.3. "Lawless Legacy"--An ordinary plot, but given a big lift by Lone Ranger on vacation Clayton Moore as a vicious murderer.While Boyd certainly plays the knight on a white steed to the hilt, and occasionally shoots guns out of the bad guys' hands, he also shoots to kill more often than not, and is surprisingly callous a couple of times when pumping info from a dying heavy.All in all, well worth a look.
bkoganbing It's a show business legend how Bill Boyd had a miraculous comeback when television started showing his old Hopalong Cassidy films. Back in the early Fifties the whole country was Hoppy conscious. Boyd made out like a bandit with all the merchandising because he had invested his last dollar into buying the rights from producer Harry Sherman of all his old films.Television wasn't too careful with what they did back in the day and to fit various program lengths and formats, the old Hoppy films got quite a butchering. But the public clamor for more of Hoppy resulted in this three year television series.For the show, Boyd dropped his standard two companion format of one young cowboy and one grizzled old timer. Instead he got Edgar Buchanan who played Red Connors. As I remember back in the day Buchanan was one oafish sidekick, more laughs and trouble than Pancho gave the Cisco Kid. It was Buchanan's first venture into series television, later on he became famous as Uncle Joe on Petticoat Junction.There was also a lot of voice over narration by Boyd. He was a United States Marshal and his job as foreman of the Bar 20 ranch had also gone by the boards. But he was the same white knight on the white charger of the plains.