In case you don't know (though I mention it in many of my review for his films), the Hopalong Cassidy films are available on YouTube and this is THE place to find them. This is because in the 1950s, the B-westerns of Roy Rogers, Gene Autry and Hopalong Cassidy (among others) were edited down for television time slots. But William Boyd (Cassidy) saved original prints...and his estate recently restored them and posted them to the site. So, you can't find better prints anywhere....complete and looking amazing.
When the story begins, Lucky and Windy are out tending the Bar 20 cattle when rustler's are able to steal many of them. Instead of running to get Hoppy, they decide to try to find them on their own. As for Hoppy, when he finds out he also follows the trail and ends up going to a crappy crime-infested town. But instead of letting folks know who he is, he pretends to be a professional gambler in order to cozy up to the local baddies. What's next? See the film.
The only real weakness of the film is that Hoppy is supposed to be pretty famous and him going incognito seems a bit far-fetched. Otherwise, it's another enjoyable and well written installment of the series...well worth seeing.
When the story begins, Lucky and Windy are out tending the Bar 20 cattle when rustler's are able to steal many of them. Instead of running to get Hoppy, they decide to try to find them on their own. As for Hoppy, when he finds out he also follows the trail and ends up going to a crappy crime-infested town. But instead of letting folks know who he is, he pretends to be a professional gambler in order to cozy up to the local baddies. What's next? See the film.
The only real weakness of the film is that Hoppy is supposed to be pretty famous and him going incognito seems a bit far-fetched. Otherwise, it's another enjoyable and well written installment of the series...well worth seeing.