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William Boyd

William Boyd is a British novelist and screenwriter born in Ghana in 1952. He studied at three universities before establishing a career as a writer. His works include "An Ice-Cream War," "Restless," and "Any Human Heart," which was adapted into a successful TV series. Boyd has been awarded multiple literary prizes throughout his career.

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Silver on the Sage

Silver on the Sage

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1939 IMDB Rating: 6.9

Hoppy goes undercover as a gambler from the East when Bar 20 cattle are stolen by unknown rustlers. Brennan/Talbot are twin brothers (one a casino owner, the other a rancher) and Hoppy believes they p...

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Sunset Trail

Sunset Trail

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1939 IMDB Rating: 6.9

Disguising himself as a milquetoast Easterner who writes Western novels, Hoppy enrolls in a dude ranch in order to unmask the murderer of the owner's husband.

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North of the Rio Grande

North of the Rio Grande

Film Age rating: 2 Year: 1937 IMDB Rating: 6.8

Hoppy's brother has been murdered and he is on the trail of the murderers. To get them he makes himself seem to be a wanted man.

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Law of the Pampas

Law of the Pampas

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1939 IMDB Rating: 6.8

Hoppy and Lucky are headed to South America to deliver a heard of cattle. Bay guy Ralph Merritt gets in their way. For a while.

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Three Men from Texas

Three Men from Texas

Film Age rating: 3 Year: 1940 IMDB Rating: 6.8

Hoppy and new sidekick California Carlson head to California to help out Lucky Jenkins.

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Hop-a-long Cassidy

Hop-a-long Cassidy

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1935 IMDB Rating: 6.7

An evil ranch foreman tries to provoke a range war by playing two cattlemen against each other while helping a gang to rustle the cattle. Each cattleman blames the other for missing cattle. With the h...

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Secret of the Wastelands

Secret of the Wastelands

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1941 IMDB Rating: 6.7

Hoppy is leading a scientific expedition and the Chinese who have a hidden settlement nearby are trying to stop them. Saulters and his outlaw gang are also in the area looking for a gold mine. When Sa...

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Range War

Range War

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1939 IMDB Rating: 6.7

Buck Colins heads a group of local ranchers who are trying to prevent the railroad from completing its line through their property. Till now they have been able to charge tolls on herds passing throug...

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Renegade Trail

Renegade Trail

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1939 IMDB Rating: 6.7

Hoppy goes to town to help Marshal Windy with some rustlers and winds up helping the widow Joyce when confidence men try to take her herd. King's Men songs include: "Hi Thar Stranger" and "Lazy Rolls...

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In Old Mexico

In Old Mexico

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1938 IMDB Rating: 6.7

Escaped criminal "The Fox" hates Hoppy and a Rurales colonel for imprisoning him and lures Cassidy to Mexico in order to exact his vengeance.

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