The Showdown (1940 film)

The Showdown
The Showdown
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Howard Bretherton
Screenplay by	Donald Kusel; Harold Daniel Kusel
Story by	Jack Jungmeyer
Produced by	Harry Sherman
Starring	William Boyd; Russell Hayden; Britt Wood; Morris Ankrum; Jan Clayton; Wright Kramer; Donald Kirke
Cinematography	Russell Harlan
Edited by	Carroll Lewis
Music by	John Leipold
Production; company	Harry Sherman Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	March 8, 1940;
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Showdown is a 1940 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton, written by Donald Kusel and Harold Daniel Kusel, and starring William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Britt Wood, Morris Ankrum, Jan Clayton, Wright Kramer and Donald Kirke. It was released on March 8, 1940, by Paramount Pictures.^[1]^[2]

Plot

A Baron from Europe is out to steal some race horses, rename them and then race them from the Colonel's ranch. Hoppy becomes suspicious of the Baron, so when he wins money from him at poker, he marks the bills. Then gets robbed, but when the money appears it is in the Baron's hands.

Cast

William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy
Russell Hayden as Lucky Jenkins
Britt Wood as Speedy McGinnis
Morris Ankrum as Baron Rendor
Jan Clayton as Sue Willard
Wright Kramer as Colonel Rufe White
Donald Kirke as Harry Cole
Roy Barcroft as Bowman
Eddie Dean as The Marshal
Kermit Maynard as Henchman Johnson
Walter Shumway as Henchman Snell
The King's Men as Singing Cowhands

References

^ "The Showdown (1940) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
^ Hal Erickson (2016). "The-Showdown - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2015.

External links

The Showdown at IMDb
The Showdown at AllMovie
The Showdown at the TCM Movie Database
The Showdown at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[1] "The Showdown (1940) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved March 14, 2015.

[2] Hal Erickson (2016). "The-Showdown - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2015.

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