The Showdown (1940)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.833 |
Directed By
Howard Bretherton
Crew
Howard Bretherton
Harry Sherman
John Leipold
Carroll Lewis
Lewis J. Rachmil
Harold Daniel Kusel
Daniel Kusell
Jack Jungmeyer
Clarence E. Mulford
Russell Harlan
TOP CAST
William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
Britt Wood
Speedy McGinnis
Russell Hayden
Lucky Jenkins
Jan Clayton
Sue
Morris Ankrum
Baron Rendor
Wright Kramer
Colonel White
Eddie Dean
Marshal
Donald Kirke
Harry Cole
Roy Barcroft
Bowman
Kermit Maynard
Johnson
Walter Shumway
Snell
Ken Darby
Rider
Bud Linn
Rider
Rad Robinson
Rider
Jon Dodson
Rider
Murdock MacQuarrie
Zeke
Wen Wright
Ranch Hand
Jim Corey
Barfly
Ray Jones
Barfly
Merrill McCormick
Man Watching Poker Game
George Morrell
Townsman
Charles Murphy
Townsman
William H. O'Brien
Bald Bartender
Edward Peil Sr.
Man Wearing Visor
Tex Phelps
Townsman
John Powers
Townsman
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