Border Vigilantes

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Border Vigilantes
Border Vigilantes poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Derwin Abrahams
Screenplay byJ. Benton Cheney
Produced by Harry Sherman
Starring William Boyd
Russell Hayden
Andy Clyde
Frances Gifford
Victor Jory
Ethel Wales
Morris Ankrum
Cinematography Russell Harlan
Edited byRobert B. Warwick Jr.
Music by John Leipold
Production
company
Harry Sherman Productions
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • April 18, 1941 (1941-04-18)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Border Vigilantes is a 1941 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Andy Clyde, Frances Gifford, Victor Jory, Ethel Wales and Morris Ankrum. The film was released on April 18, 1941, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2]

Contents

Border Vigilantes was the 34th entry in the Hopalong Cassidy western series, with 32 more still on the way. [3]

Plot

Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd), California Carlson (Andy Clyde) and Lucky Jenkins (Russell Hayden) ride into a town bedevilled by outlaw raids, despite the existence of a local vigilante committee. Sensing that something's wrong with this set-up, Hoppy does a bit of digging and discovers that the outlaw chieftain is the head of the vigilantes. [4]

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References

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