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Wide Open Town

For the silent film, see A Wide Open Town.

Wide Open Town
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLesley Selander
Screenplay byHarrison Jacobs
J. Benton Cheney
Produced byHarry Sherman
StarringWilliam Boyd
Russell Hayden
Andy Clyde
Evelyn Brent
Victor Jory
Morris Ankrum
Cara Williams
CinematographyRussell Harlan
Edited byCarroll Lewis
Music byJohn Leipold
Production
company
Harry Sherman Productions
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • August 8, 1941 (1941-08-08)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Wide Open Town is a 1941 American western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Harrison Jacobs and J. Benton Cheney. The film stars William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Andy Clyde, Evelyn Brent, Victor Jory, Morris Ankrum and Cara Williams. The film was released on August 8, 1941, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

This film marked Bernice Kay's feature film debut. She appeared in later films as Cara Williams.[3]

Plot

Hoppy along with Lucky and California are looking for their stolen cattle and arrive in a town run by outlaws led by Belle Langtry, after stopping the gang's attempt to damage the local printing business, Hoppy is made sheriff. Then Hoppy sets a trap to catch one of the rustlers, but lets him go with hope that he will lead Hoppy to the rest of the gang.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Hans J. Wollstein (2015). "Wide-Open-Town - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "Wide Open Town (1941) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "AFI|Catalog". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

Bibliography

  • Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.


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