Forty Thieves (film)

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 by	Lesley Selander
Written by	Screenplay: Michael Wilson Bernie Kamins characters created by Clarence E. Mulford
Produced by	Harry Sherman
Starring	William Boyd Andy Clyde Louise Currie
Cinematography	Russell Harlan
Edited by	Carroll Lewis
Music by	Mort Glickman
Production company	Harry Sherman Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	June 23, 1944 (1944-06-23)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

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

• William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy
• Andy Clyde as Deputy California Carson
• Jimmy Rogers as Deputy Jimmy Rogers
• Douglas Dumbrille as Tad Hammond
• Louise Currie as Katherine Reynolds
• Kirk Alyn as Jerry Doyle
• Herbert Rawlinson as Buck Peters
• Robert Frazer as Judge Reynolds
• Glenn Strange as Ike Simmons
• Hal Taliaferro as Jess Clanton
• Jack Rockwell as Sam Garms
• Bob Kortman as Joe Garms

See also

• List of American films of 1944