Wide Open Town

Wide Open Town
Wide Open Town
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lesley Selander
Screenplay by	Harrison Jacobs; J. Benton Cheney
Produced by	Harry Sherman
Starring	William Boyd; Russell Hayden; Andy Clyde; Evelyn Brent; Victor Jory; Morris Ankrum; Cara Williams
Cinematography	Russell Harlan
Edited by	Carroll Lewis
Music by	John Leipold
Production; company	Harry Sherman Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	August 8, 1941;
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Wide Open Town is a 1941 American western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Harrison Jacobs and J. Benton Cheney. The film stars William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Andy Clyde, Evelyn Brent, Victor Jory, Morris Ankrum and Cara Williams. The film was released on August 8, 1941, by Paramount Pictures.^[1]^[2]

This film marked Bernice Kay's feature film debut. She appeared in later films as Cara Williams.^[3]

Plot

Hoppy along with Lucky and California are looking for their stolen cattle and arrive in a town run by outlaws led by Belle Langtry, after stopping the gang's attempt to damage the local printing business, Hoppy is made sheriff. Then Hoppy sets a trap to catch one of the rustlers, but lets him go with hope that he will lead Hoppy to the rest of the gang.

Cast

William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy
Russell Hayden as Lucky Jenkins
Andy Clyde as California Carlson
Evelyn Brent as Belle Langtry
Victor Jory as Steve Fraser
Morris Ankrum as Jim Stuart
Cara Williams as Joan Stuart
Kenneth Harlan as Tom Wilson
Roy Barcroft as Henchman Red
Glenn Strange as Henchman Ed Stark
Ed Cassidy as Brad Jackson
Jack Rockwell as Rancher

References

^ Hans J. Wollstein (2015). "Wide-Open-Town - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
^ "Wide Open Town (1941) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
^ "AFI|Catalog". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

Bibliography

Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.

External links

Wide Open Town at IMDb
Wide Open Town at the TCM Movie Database
Wide Open Town at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[1] Hans J. Wollstein (2015). "Wide-Open-Town - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.

[2] "Wide Open Town (1941) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved March 18, 2015.

[3] "AFI|Catalog". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

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