Forty Thieves is a 1944 American Western film starring William Boyd in the lead role of Hopalong Cassidy. It was directed by Lesley Selander, produced by Harry Sherman and released by United Artists. This was the last Hopalong Cassidy film that producer Harry Sherman produced for United Artists.[1]

Forty Thieves
Directed byLesley Selander
Written byScreenplay:
Michael Wilson
Bernie Kamins
characters created by Clarence E. Mulford
Produced byHarry Sherman
StarringWilliam Boyd
Andy Clyde
Louise Currie
CinematographyRussell Harlan
Edited byCarroll Lewis
Music byMort Glickman
Production
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Harry Sherman Productions
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • June 23, 1944 (1944-06-23)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Hoppy runs for sheriff, but loses to Jerry Doyle when every crook in town votes for Doyle. When Hoppy tries to remove him from office Tad Hammond hires 40 gunslingers to stop him.[2]

Once the outlaws have been stopped Deputy California Carson runs for sheriff.[3]

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "AFI|Catalog".
  2. ^ Rowan, Terry, Character-Based Film Series Part 2, page 122, Lulu Books, 2016
  3. ^ Dunkleberger, Amy, AFI: American Film Institute of Motion Pictures Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films 1941 - 1950, page 811, American Film Institute, 1999
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