Texas Trail (1937 film)

1937 film by David Selman

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

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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

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* 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

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1. ^ a b 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

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Texas Trail (1937 film).

* Texas Trail at IMDb
* Synopsis at AllMovie
* Texas Trail at the TCM Movie Database
* Texas Trail at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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Films directed by David Selman

* South Sea Love (1923)
* Kentucky Days (1923)
* Love letters (1924)
* Remember (1926)
* Paying the Price (1927)
* El pasado acusa (1931)
* Hombres en mi vida (1932)
* The Prescott Kid (1934)
* The Westerner (1934)
* Square Shooter (1935)
* The Revenge Rider (1935)
* Riding Wild (1935)
* Justice of the Range (1935)
* Gallant Defender (1935)
* Fighting Shadows (1935)
* Dangerous Intrigue (1936)
* Tugboat Princess (1936)
* Shakedown (1936)
* Secret Patrol (1936)
* The Cowboy Star (1936)
* Killer at Large (1936)
* The Mysterious Avenger (1936)
* Woman Against the World (1937)
* Texas Trail (1937)
* Find the Witness (1937)

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