List of the best William Boyd movies: Hopalong Cassidy Returns(1936), Strange Gamble(1948), Mystery Man(1944), Sunset Trail(1938), In Old Mexico(1938), Silver on the Sage(1939), The Yankee Clipper(1927), Range War(1939), Texas Masquerade(1944), Unexpected Guest(1947), The Devil's Playground(1946), North of the Rio Grande(1937) ... ...
Western
USA
1936
75 Minutes
Hopalong Cassidy
A crusading newspaper editor recruits his old friend Hoppy to take the job of marshal in a town rife with vice and murder directed at helpless miners.
Western
USA
1948
62 Minutes
Hoppy is an agent of the federal government investigating the counterfeiting of both U.S. and Mexican money. His only clues are the name "Mordigan" and a drawing of a comet.
Western
USA
1944
58 Minutes
William Boyd Andy Clyde Jimmy Rogers Don Costello Francis Macdonald Forrest Taylor Eleanor Stewart Jack Rockwell Pierce Lyden John Merton Bill Hunter
Hoppy's ranch is threatened by rustlers. Hoppy and the gang oblige as usual.
Western
USA
1938
67 Minutes
William Boyd George "Gabby" Hayes Russell Hayden Charlotte Wynters Jan Clayton Robert Fiske Kathryn Sheldon Maurice Cass Anthony Nace Kenneth Harlan Alphonse Ethier
Disguising himself as a milquetoast Easterner who writes Western novels, Hoppy enrolls in a dude ranch in order to unmask the murderer of the owner's husband.
Western
USA
1938
54 Minutes
Hopalong Cassidy
Escaped criminal "The Fox" hates Hoppy and a Rurales colonel for imprisoning him and lures Cassidy to Mexico in order to exact his vengeance.
Western
USA
1939
66 Minutes
William Boyd Russell Hayden George "Gabby" Hayes Ruth Rogers Stanley Ridges Frederick Burton Jack Rockwell Roy Barcroft Ed Cassidy
Hoppy goes undercover as an Eastern gambler to rein in the fraternal perpetrators of a cattle-rustling scheme.
Drama
USA
1927
87 Minutes
Captain Hal Winslow
William Boyd Eleanor Fair Frank Coghlan Jr. John Miljan Walter Long Louis Payne Burr McIntosh Zack Williams Clarence Burton Stanton Heck Julia Faye
What starts as race from China to Boston to earn coveted tea trade contract on the high seas turns into dangerous journey with typhoon, mutiny, and no fresh water.
Western
USA
1939
64 Minutes
William Boyd Russell Hayden Matt Moore Britt Wood Pedro de Cordoba Willard Robertson Betty Moran Kenneth Harlan
Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) comes to the rescue of the railroad when a land baron and his gang try to prevent its construction.
Western
USA
1944
60 Minutes
William Boyd Andy Clyde Jimmy Rogers
A gang of outlaws are using force to become possessors of every ranch in the area. Hoppy, of course, is out to stop them.
Western
USA
1947
61 Minutes
At the reading of his late cousin's will, California learns the estate will be divied among whoever remains of the seven relatives. With one already dead, another immediately murdered, and ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1946
62 Minutes
William Boyd Andy Clyde Rand Brooks Elaine Riley Robert Elliott Joseph J. Greene Francis Macdonald Ned Young
Hoppy, California, and Lucky must rescue Mrs. Evans from the corrupt sheriff and his black-hatted gang of outlaws.
Western
USA
1937
54 Minutes
Hopalong Cassidy
William Boyd George "Gabby" Hayes Russell Hayden Stephen Morris Bernadene Hayes John Rutherford Lorraine Randall Walter Long Lee J. Cobb John Beach Al Ferguson
Hoppy's brother has been murdered and he is on the trail of the murderers. To get them he makes himself seem to be a wanted man.
Western
USA
1939
61 Minutes
William Boyd George "Gabby" Hayes Russell Hayden Charlotte Wynters Russell Hopton Sonny Bupp Jack Rockwell Roy Barcroft John Merton Bob Kortman
Hoppy goes to town to help Marshal Windy with some rustlers and winds up helping the widow Joyce when confidence men try to take her herd.
Western
USA
1948
61 Minutes
William Boyd Andy Clyde Helen Chapman Rand Brooks Anne O'Neal John Parrish Cliff Clark Earle Hodgins
Teacher Lola Blair is against building the saloon right next to her schoolhouse. When she is kidnapped, Hoppy rescues her and forces the saloon keepers to relocate.
Western
USA
1939
72 Minutes
Hopalong Cassidy
William Boyd Russell Hayden Steffi Duna Sidney Toler Sidney Blackmer Pedro de Cordoba William Duncan Anna Demetrio Eddie Dean Glenn Strange Jo Jo La Savio
Hoppy and Lucky are headed to South America to deliver a herd of cattle. Bad guy Ralph Merritt gets in their way. For a while.
Western
USA
1935
54 Minutes
Bill 'Hopalong' Cassidy
William Boyd Jimmy Ellison Jean Rouverol George "Gabby" Hayes Harry Worth Frank McGlynn Jr. Howard H. Lang Ethel Wales
Cattle rustler Nevada dreams of living like an emperor in the West. Hoppy and the Bar 20 boys aim to put an end to his dream.
Western
USA
1936
66 Minutes
Hopalong Cassidy
William Boyd Jimmy Ellison Onslow Stevens Muriel Evans George "Gabby" Hayes Claude King
An evil gang is involved in both cattle rustling and the robbing of stagecoaches. Hoppy must stop them without help from the sheriff who turns out be a major outlaw himself.
Western
USA
1940
75 Minutes
William Boyd Russell Hayden Andy Clyde Morris Ankrum Morgan Wallace Thornton Edwards Esther Estrella Davison Clark Dick Curtis Glenn Strange
Hoppy and new sidekick California Carlson head to California to help out Lucky Jenkins.
Western
USA
1941
54 Minutes
William `'Hopalong'`, `'Hoppy'` Cassidy
William Boyd Brad King Andy Clyde Jack Rockwell Wanda McKay Norman Willis Robert Kent Tom London
Hoppy, Lucky and California are chasing cattle rustlers who have been bothering cattle rancher friends of Hoppy. A crooked foreman is the source of the trouble. Johnny and Lucy are the love... See full summary »
Western
USA
1938
54 Minutes
William Boyd Russell Hayden Nora Lane Frank Darien Robert Fiske John Elliott Margaret Marquis Gertrude Hoffman
Against a background of exceptional mountain photography, Hoppy rushes to rid former sweetheart Nora Blake and Pappy's range of rustlers and bad guys.
Western
USA
1937
70 Minutes
William Boyd Harvey Clark Russell Hayden Gwen Gaze Hilda Plowright John Warburton Alan Bridge Al Hill
Lorna Drake has inherited a ranch. Hoppy teaches her a bit about ranching and handles Scar Lewis, the bad guy, in the process.
Western
USA
1941
63 Minutes
William Boyd Brad King Andy Clyde Jennifer Holt Dick Curtis Weldon Heyburn Henry Hall Jack Rockwell
A former Bar 20 cowhand is now a cattle rancher and having trouble with rustlers. Hoppy and the Bar 20 gang ride in and surround the the bad guys. June Winters joins the posse and serves as the romantic partner for posse co-leader Lucky.
Western
USA
1942
54 Minutes
William Boyd Jay Kirby Andy Clyde Lola Lane Douglas Fowley Herbert Rawlinson Guy Usher Carl Hackett
Johnny is accused of robbing and bank and runs off into the hills. Hoppy tries to prove his innocence and get the real bad guys.
Western
USA
1941
61 Minutes
Hopalong Cassidy
William Boyd Russell Hayden Andy Clyde Frances Gifford Victor Jory Ethel Wales Morris Ankrum Tom Tyler
A town bedeviled with outlaws sends for Hoppy, Lucky and California after their own vigilante committee fails to solve the towns problems. Hoppy discovers that the bad guys are led by the town boss, and so are the vigilantes.
Western
USA
1936
77 Minutes
`'Hopalong'` Cassidy
Hoppy, Johnny and Windy are fighting a malicious gang trying to stop a cattle drive from reaching a drought-stricken North.
Western
USA
1935
61 Minutes
Bill Hop-Along Cassidy
William Boyd Jimmy Ellison William Farnum George "Gabby" Hayes Addison Richards Joan Woodbury Frank Shannon Dorothy Revier
When the outlaw El Toro saves Hoppy's life, Hoppy agrees to find his missing grandson.
Western
USA
1936
63 Minutes
Hopalong Cassidy
William Boyd Jimmy Ellison George "Gabby" Hayes Lynn Gabriel Sidney Blackmer Fred Kohler Warner Richmond Charles Martin
Ranch owner Sally Jordan is engaged in a fence war with rancher Big John Trumbull. Hoppy and Johnny, along with trusty sidekick Windy, side with Sally Jordan. They control a huge cattle stampede by using dynamite.
Western
USA
1943
69 Minutes
William Boyd Andy Clyde Jay Kirby Victor Jory George Reeves Jan Christy Hal Taliaferro Forbes Murray Robert Mitchum Byron Foulger Earle Hodgins
Sheriff Hoppy has to find a way to bring the bad guys, headed by Tom Jordan, to justice in the Lone Star state. The problem is that they are hiding out beyond his jurisdiction, in Oklahoma.
Western
USA
1937
65 Minutes
William Boyd George "Gabby" Hayes Russell Hayden Nora Lane Harry Worth Lois Wilde Billy King William Duncan
On a cattle drive Hoppy, camp cook Windy, companion Lucky, and young Artie Peters encounter an eccentric professor. The professor professes to be searching for the evolutionary missing link... See full summary »
Western
USA
1948
61 Minutes
William Boyd Andy Clyde Rand Brooks Virginia Belmont Earle Hodgins James Harrison Forbes Murray John Butler
One of Hoppy's Bar 20 ranch hands is tricked into participating in nefarious activities after being subjected to hypnosis.
Western
USA
1944
65 Minutes
Hoppy and his pals ride to the rescue when hornswogglers threaten a widow's forestland.
Western
USA
1947
59 Minutes
Sue Harmon gets Hoppy and his friends to join their expedition looking for Indian artifacts. Expedition leader Atwood makes a deal with nearby cattle rustler Morgan to loot the Indian ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1937
78 Minutes
Hopalong Cassidy
William Boyd George "Gabby" Hayes Russell Hayden Gail Sheridan
An evil deputy is using Indian half-breeds to rustle cattle. This causes trouble between the cattlemen and Indians. Hoppy, Windy and Lucky see that justice is served. Songs abound.
Western
USA
1938
70 Minutes
William Boyd George "Gabby" Hayes Russell Hayden Paul Sutton Gwen Gaze Pat J. O'Brien Joseph De Stefani William Dunkin Walter Long H. Bruce Mitchell John Beach
Outlaw miners have been stealing ore from Ann Dennis' mine. Hoppy spends much of his time running around in the mine shafts tracking down the crooks.
Western
USA
1943
67 Minutes
William Boyd Andy Clyde Victor Jory Jay Kirby George Reeves Lois Sherman Earle Hodgins Douglas Fowley Herbert Rawlinson Robert Mitchum
While oil drilling, Hoppy and California discover an underground well - a potential threat to Jebb Hardin's monopoly on water in the region.
Western
USA
1938
68 Minutes
William Boyd George "Gabby" Hayes Russell Hayden John Elliott Natalie Moorhead Dorothy Short Stephen Chase Billy King
Belle Starr has returned from time in prison only to face a hail of bullets, along with rescue by Hoppy and the Bar 20 gang.
Western
USA
1936
54 Minutes
Hopalong Cassidy
William Boyd Jimmy Ellison Muriel Evans George "Gabby" Hayes Chester Conklin Alan Bridge Hank Mann Willie Fung Howard H. Lang John Merton Chill Wills
Hoppy has to bust up a gang of outlaws with the help of his sidekicks Shanghai and Johnny. As usual, he walks through the fusillade unscathed.
Western
USA
1943
66 Minutes
Hopalong Cassidy
William Boyd Andy Clyde Robert Mitchum Jay Kirby Victor Jory George Givot Shelley Spencer Bobby Larson George Reeves Hal Taliaferro Forbes Murray
As rustled cattle have mysteriously disappeared, Johnny sends for his friend Hoppy, Hoppy arrives and immediately suspects Dan Slack. Realizing his telegram about Slack was intercepted, he ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1937
54 Minutes
Hopalong Cassidy
William Boyd George "Gabby" Hayes Russell Hayden Judith Allen Alexander Cross Bob Kortman Billy King Ray Bennett Carl Hackett Jack Rockwell Philo McCullough
Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) and gang battle sabotaging crooks as they gather more horses for the Spanish-American war.
Western
USA
1942
68 Minutes
William Boyd Andy Clyde Jay Kirby Antonio Moreno Nora Lane Chris-Pin Martin Esther Estrella John Vosper Eva Puig Alan Baldwin Jack Rockwell
A bandit who robs both Americans and Mexicans is causing each side of the border to blame the other. Hoppy has to settle matters.
Adventure, Comedy, Romance
USA
1927
92 Minutes
W. Daingerfield Phelps III
William Boyd Mary Astor Louis Wolheim Michael Vavitch Ian Keith DeWitt Jennings Michael Visaroff Boris Karloff
soldier colonel harem girl servant fiancé consul amusing madcap prison camp cargo ship trenches arabia world war i prisoners of war male bonding love triangle military life love rivalry adventure
Two American soldiers are captured by the Germans on the Western Front during World War One and escape a POW camp only to stumble into further life-threatening adventures when they come across an Arabian king's daughter while on the lam.
Western
USA
1940
65 Minutes
Hopalong Cassidy
William Boyd Russell Hayden Britt Wood Morris Ankrum Jan Clayton Wright Kramer Donald Kirke Roy Barcroft
European bad guy Baron Bendor leads some local townsmen in a plot to obtain horses through theft. Hoppy and his sidekicks Lucky and Speedy must find and expose the horse thieves.
Western
USA
1944
60 Minutes
When he runs for sheriff, Hoppy is beaten by Jerry Doyle, the gutless wonder voted for by every crook in town. When Hoppy moves to have the new sheriff impeached, outlaw leader Tad Hammond ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1943
70 Minutes
When Hoppy's falsely accused young friend is killed while supposedly trying to escape from jail, an embittered Hoppy is blamed and drummed out of the Texas Rangers.
Western
USA
1940
66 Minutes
William Boyd Russell Hayden Marjorie Rambeau Bernadene Hayes Earle Hodgins Britt Wood Kenneth Harlan William Pagan
U.S. Marshal Hopalong Cassidy is called when a town becomes overrun with bad guys. Disguised as a member of a medicine show, Hoppy discovers that the ringleader is none other than sweet li'l ol' Ma Burton.
Western
USA
1938
56 Minutes
Caldwell and Nixon have their men rob the stage and then critcize the Sheriff for not catching the robbers. With her father the Sheriff under pressure, Mary sends for Hoppy who finds the ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1943
54 Minutes
William Boyd Andy Clyde George Reeves Victor Jory Douglas Fowley Betty Blythe Robert Mitchum Francis Macdonald Earle Hodgins Dustine Farnum
Stagecoach robbers take the money Hoppy was going to use to buy cattle so Hoppy, California and Lin go after them.
Western
USA
1941
69 Minutes
William Boyd Russell Hayden Andy Clyde Eleanor Stewart Morris Ankrum William Haade Denny Meadows Henry Hall Britt Wood
Hoppy, Lucky and California search for a mine owned by Trudy Pendleton after it was taken from her by the swindling gambler Ace Gibson. They find the mine and Hoppy fights Gibson over it.
Western
USA
1938
71 Minutes
William Boyd George "Gabby" Hayes Russell Hayden Evelyn Venable William Duncan Clara Kimball Young Charles Anthony Hughes Dickie Jones Roy Barcroft Emily Fitzroy
A pretty and gentle schoolteacher from Boston transforms the lives of a spoiled boy and the other residents at 'Bar 20' Ranch, and is courted by Crockett city's Mayor, who is really a livestock thief.
Western
USA
1940
60 Minutes
Hoppy and Lucky confront a gang of outlaws which has been ravaging stagecoaches and gold mines. The final gunfight is at Ed Colby's mine.