Law of the Pampas

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Law of the Pampas
Law of the Pampas poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Nate Watt
Screenplay byHarrison Jacobs
Produced byHarry Sherman
Starring William Boyd
Russell Hayden
Sidney Toler
Steffi Duna
Sidney Blackmer
Pedro de Cordoba
William Duncan
Cinematography Russell Harlan
Edited byCarroll Lewis
Music by Victor Young
John Leipold
Production
company
Harry Sherman Productions
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • November 3, 1939 (1939-11-03)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Law of the Pampas is a 1949 American Western film directed by Nate Watt and written by Harrison Jacobs. The film stars William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Sidney Toler, Steffi Duna, Sidney Blackmer, Pedro de Cordoba and William Duncan. [1] [2] The film was released on November 3, 1939, by Paramount Pictures. Hungarian-born Steffi Duna plays a convincing Argentine senorita and Sidney Toler plays a comic character. Contrary to previously published reports, David Niven does not appear in Law of the Pampas, unbilled or otherwise. [3]

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Plot

Hoppy (William Boyd) and his pal Lucky (Russell Hayden) head to South America to look after a herd of cattle sold by Cassidy's boss to an Argentine rancher. Villain Ralph Merritt (Sidney Blackmer) wants to get his mitts on that cattle, and he's not above hiring the scum of the earth to do his bidding. Fortunately, Hoppy, Lucky and their new Latin American buddy Don Fernando (Sidney Toler) make short work of the bad guys in an outsized barroom brawl. [4]

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References

  1. "Law of the Pampas (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  2. Hal Erickson (2015). "Law-of-the-Pampas - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  3. "Law of the Pampas (1939) - Nate Watt | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
  4. "Law of the Pampas (1939) - Nate Watt | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".