Law of the Pampas
| Law of the Pampas | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Nate Watt |
| Screenplay by | Harrison Jacobs |
| Produced by | Harry Sherman |
| Starring | William Boyd Russell Hayden Sidney Toler Steffi Duna Sidney Blackmer Pedro de Cordoba William Duncan |
| Cinematography | Russell Harlan |
| Edited by | Carroll Lewis |
| Music by | Victor Young John Leipold |
Production company | Harry Sherman Productions |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Law of the Pampas is a 1939 American Western film directed by Nate Watt and written by Harrison Jacobs. The film stars William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Sidney Toler, Steffi Duna, Sidney Blackmer, Pedro de Cordoba and William Duncan.[1][2] The film was released on November 3, 1939, by Paramount Pictures. Hungarian-born Steffi Duna plays a convincing Argentine senorita and Sidney Toler plays a comic character. Contrary to previously published reports, David Niven does not appear in Law of the Pampas, unbilled or otherwise.[3]
Plot
Hoppy (William Boyd) and his pal Lucky (Russell Hayden) head to South America to look after a herd of cattle sold by Cassidy's boss to an Argentine rancher. Villain Ralph Merritt (Sidney Blackmer) wants to get his mitts on that cattle, and he's not above hiring the scum of the earth to do his bidding. Fortunately, Hoppy, Lucky and their new Latin American buddy Don Fernando (Sidney Toler) make short work of the bad guys in an outsized barroom brawl.[4]
Cast
- William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy
- Russell Hayden as Lucky Jenkins
- Sidney Toler as Don Fernando 'Ferdy' Maria Lopez Ramirez
- Steffi Duna as Chiquita
- Sidney Blackmer as Ralph Merritt
- Pedro de Cordoba as Señor Jose Valdez
- William Duncan as Buck Peters
- Anna Demetrio as Dolores Ramirez
- Eddie Dean as Henchman Curly
- Glenn Strange as Henchman Slim
- Jo Jo La Savio as Ernesto Tito Valdez
- The King's Men as Singing Cowhands
References
- ^ "Law of the Pampas (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
- ^ Hal Erickson (2015). "Law-of-the-Pampas - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
- ^ "Law of the Pampas (1939) - Nate Watt | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
- ^ "Law of the Pampas (1939) - Nate Watt | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
External links
- Law of the Pampas at IMDb
- Law of the Pampas at AllMovie
- Law of the Pampas at the TCM Movie Database
- Law of the Pampas at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films