Texas Trail (1937 film)

Texas Trail
Newspaper advertisement for the films Texas Trail (1937) and Hot Water (1937)
Directed by	David Selman
Screenplay by	Jack O'Donnell Jack Mersereau
Based on	Tex 1922 novel by Clarence E. Mulford
Produced by	Harry Sherman
Starring	William Boyd Russell Hayden George "Gabby" Hayes
Cinematography	Russell Harlan
Edited by	Sherman A. Rose Robert B. Warwick Jr.
Music by	Hugo Friedhofer (uncredited)
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	November 26, 1937 (1937-11-26)
Running time	58 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Texas Trail is a 1937 American Western film directed by David Selman and starring William Boyd, Russell Hayden, and George "Gabby" Hayes.[1]

Based on Clarence E. Mulford's 1922 novel, Tex, the film takes place during the Spanish–American War.[1][2]

Plot

Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) is asked by Major McCready (Karl Hackett) to round up 500 horses for government soldiers. Meanwhile, a gang of outlaws plot to steal the horses.

Cast

• William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy
• Russell Hayden as Lucky Jenkins
• George 'Gabby' Hayes as Windy Halliday
• Judith Allen as Barbara Allen
• Billy King as Boots McCready
• Alexander Cross as Black Jack Carson
• Karl Hackett as Major McCready
• Bob Kortman as Henchman Hawks
• Jack Rockwell as Henchman Shorty
• John Beach as Smokey
• Ray Bennett as Henchman Brad
• Philo McCullough as Jordan
• Ben Corbett as Fort Guard (uncredited)
• Earle Hodgins as Commanding Officer (uncredited)

References

1. Pitts, Michael R. (2012). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films. McFarland. p. 349. ISBN 9781476600901.
2. Goble, Alan, ed. (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 978. ISBN 9783110951943.

External links

• Texas Trail at IMDb
• Texas Trail at the TCM Movie Database
• Texas Trail at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films