Hoppy is busy chasing stagecoach bandits who sing as they rob.Hoppy is busy chasing stagecoach bandits who sing as they rob.Hoppy is busy chasing stagecoach bandits who sing as they rob.
Victor Adamson
- Townsman
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Rod Cameron
- Townsman
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Jess Cavin
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Victor Cox
- Townsman
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- TriviaProducer Harry Sherman, making Paramount' s "Stagecoach War", had more than half the riders in Hollywood on location near Kernville , CA. These included Cliff Parkinson, Art Felix, Clem Fuller and Dean Spencer, all known as "dead falls". They are men who can fall from a, horse and make it appear that they've been shot, a feat that sounds easy but is really difficult to perform. They get $25 a fail. Sherman declared that this quartet of riders compose more than one-third of the cowboys in Hollywood who can perform the feat without hobbling the horse.
- ConnectionsEdited into Stage Coach War (1954)
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Very weak and poorly written.
I have enjoyed watching the Hopalong Cassidy films that I've seen nearly all 66 since I discovered them on YouTube. Much of it is because they are enjoyable and better than a typical B-western. Much of it is because the copies on YouTube are exceptional...complete and clean copies. However, even though I really enjoy the films, I must admit that a few are klunkers...and this is true of "Stagecoach War"...mostly because the writing was really poor.
So why wasn't I pleased with it? Well, one is the singing...something you DON'T associate with Hopalong Cassidy films. But in this one, there inexplicably is a trio who sing barbershop quartet-style tunes that just don't fit the film and were distracting. There also was a lack of any real serious villainy and more focused on Lucky and his REALLY stupid infatuation. First, the girl really didn't encourage him and was clear she was interested in another...but like the creepy guy he is in the film, Lucky won't take the hint. Second, the girl is nonsensical and her actions (such as sneaking aboard a stagecoach in a race) made no sense at all. Emotionally, the lady was simply all over the place! There's more...including several instances where folks behave in ways that simply make no sense, but frankly, it's so boring and unlike other films, I'll just leave it at that. A huge miss...don't assume all Cassidy films are like this one!
By the way, if you care, this is the final film where Britt Wood appeared as Speedy....not one of the better Hopalong Cassidy sidekicks.
So why wasn't I pleased with it? Well, one is the singing...something you DON'T associate with Hopalong Cassidy films. But in this one, there inexplicably is a trio who sing barbershop quartet-style tunes that just don't fit the film and were distracting. There also was a lack of any real serious villainy and more focused on Lucky and his REALLY stupid infatuation. First, the girl really didn't encourage him and was clear she was interested in another...but like the creepy guy he is in the film, Lucky won't take the hint. Second, the girl is nonsensical and her actions (such as sneaking aboard a stagecoach in a race) made no sense at all. Emotionally, the lady was simply all over the place! There's more...including several instances where folks behave in ways that simply make no sense, but frankly, it's so boring and unlike other films, I'll just leave it at that. A huge miss...don't assume all Cassidy films are like this one!
By the way, if you care, this is the final film where Britt Wood appeared as Speedy....not one of the better Hopalong Cassidy sidekicks.
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- planktonrules
- Oct 6, 2020
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