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.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.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.
Ray Bennett
- Fleming
- (as Raphael Bennett)
Art Dillard
- Henchman
- (uncredited)
Clem Fuller
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Bob Kortman
- Hideout Henchman
- (uncredited)
Walter Long
- Henchman Sanford
- (uncredited)
Merrill McCormick
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe 29th of 66 Hopalong Cassidy movies.
- Quotes
Speedy: [reading a letter] I can't make out the writin'!
Matilda Purdy: You mean you can't read it.
Speedy: Are you insinee-atin' I'm not ed-gee-cated?
Matilda Purdy: Educated, but you don't know what the three R's mean.
Speedy: Ropin', ridin', and raisin' a ruckus!
Matilda Purdy: Pretty good at the last!
- ConnectionsFollowed by Stagecoach War (1940)
Featured review
Compared to other Hopalong Cassidy films, it's a bit of a disappointment.
During the course of the 66 Hopalong Cassidy films, the only real constant was Hoppy himself (William Boyd). Otherwise they had a formula but the actors playing these roles often changed. Hoppy almost always had two sidekicks--a younger handsome guy and a grizzled old coot. The handsome young guy changed a lot in these films...with James Ellison, Russell Hayden, George Reeves, Rand Brooks, and Jimmy Rogers playing this unremarkable and rather bland part. The coot was most often played by Andy Clyde, who played 'California' in about half the films. But Gabby Hayes often played the role in the earliest films in the series. In between, for six films, Britt Wood (whose voice is very reminiscent of Strother Martin's) played this role as 'Speedy'. "Hidden Gold" is one of these Speedy films...and for me, I found his character less compelling than either Windy (Hayes) or California (Clyde).
Hoppy and Lucky have recently arrived to investigate the robbery of several gold shipments from Colby's mine. When they arrive, they meet up with an old pal, Speedy. Prevailing wisdom is that Colby himself might be staging these robberies. This seems less likely after Colby is shot...though his partner seems insistent that Colby did it to himself! Naturally Hoppy will solve this mystery....and it involves setting a trap using Speedy's gold.
So is it any good? Well, I've never seen a really bad Hopalong Cassidy film, so even if this one is a bit subpar, it's still decent entertainment compared to most B-westerns of the day. One reason it's not particularly outstanding is due, in part, to it being a Speedy film. His character just seemed a bit dull compared to the usual old sidekick....and it's hard to equal Hayes or Clyde. Plus, I agree with bkoganbing---Speedy's spending all his time notching his gun in the middle of a gun battle was pretty lame.
By the way, several of the B-western cowboys had television shows in the 1950s and to fit the time slots, many of their films were heavily edited. Unlike Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, William Boyd (Cassidy) kept the originals as well. Fortunately, his estate recently restored these prints and released them to YouTube...a rare case where this website it the best place to find a western series.
Also, during one scene at about 28 minutes into the film, Speedy is playing "Home Sweet Home" on the harmonica while panning for gold. How could he play the harmonica like that without using his hands?! I'm pretty sure this is impossible....correct me if I'm wrong.
Hoppy and Lucky have recently arrived to investigate the robbery of several gold shipments from Colby's mine. When they arrive, they meet up with an old pal, Speedy. Prevailing wisdom is that Colby himself might be staging these robberies. This seems less likely after Colby is shot...though his partner seems insistent that Colby did it to himself! Naturally Hoppy will solve this mystery....and it involves setting a trap using Speedy's gold.
So is it any good? Well, I've never seen a really bad Hopalong Cassidy film, so even if this one is a bit subpar, it's still decent entertainment compared to most B-westerns of the day. One reason it's not particularly outstanding is due, in part, to it being a Speedy film. His character just seemed a bit dull compared to the usual old sidekick....and it's hard to equal Hayes or Clyde. Plus, I agree with bkoganbing---Speedy's spending all his time notching his gun in the middle of a gun battle was pretty lame.
By the way, several of the B-western cowboys had television shows in the 1950s and to fit the time slots, many of their films were heavily edited. Unlike Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, William Boyd (Cassidy) kept the originals as well. Fortunately, his estate recently restored these prints and released them to YouTube...a rare case where this website it the best place to find a western series.
Also, during one scene at about 28 minutes into the film, Speedy is playing "Home Sweet Home" on the harmonica while panning for gold. How could he play the harmonica like that without using his hands?! I'm pretty sure this is impossible....correct me if I'm wrong.
- planktonrules
- Sep 28, 2020
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- Runtime1 hour
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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