Three Men from Texas

The banker, Davison Clark wants something to be done about the lawlessness in town "Seth Pritchard was the 3rd Marshall to be buried in Boot Hill in the last 7 months." Texas Ranger Captain Andrews (Morgan Wallace) wants the best man for the job but Hopolong Cassidy (William Boyd) refuses. No fear, Lucky Jenkins (Russell Hayden) to the rescue. Hoppy runs into some problems of his own and hooks up with California Carlson (Andy Clyde). The Three Texans meet up at the Mexican border town of Santa Carmen. Morris Ankrum as Bruce Morgan is the head land grabber who's terrorizing California ranchers. He's got the best henchmen in the business with Glenn Strange and Dick Curtis. Lucky is lucky in finding beautiful senorita Paquita Serrano (Esther Estrella) and gives him extra motivation to help her father (Thornton Edwards). Three Men From Texas has a top notch cast, a great story and comic relief at the right time. This was the best of the Hopolong Cassidy movies and a must see for any true western fan.

Hoppy and new sidekick California Carlson head to California to help out Lucky Jenkins in this action-packed Hopalong that has a nice plot and a good emotional drive. Also it's probably the most hard-hitting Hoppy I have seen in terms of action. There's a grim necktie scene where boots of the dead bad hombres are seen. So more effective than seeing the whole thing. Also there's a tragic ending one of the goodies dying. It's a really good Hoppy film.

This 31st entry of the 66 films in the Hopalong Cassidy series marks the first of 35 consecutive appearances, in the remaining films of the series, of Scottish-born comedian Andy Clyde in the role of "California Carlson", although his introduction in this film is as "California Jack" Carlson and his credentials won't bear much scrutiny. The film finds local officers in an outlaw-infested town in California helpless to cope with the situation and a citizens committee comes to Texas and appeals to the Texas Rangers for help in organizing the forces of law and order.

Captain Andrews of the Rangers offers the assignment to Hopalong Cassidy and Lucky Jenkins, but Cassidy, whose period of service in the Rangers is almost over, refuses. The as-usual impetuous Lucky takes the job alone. W

While on patrol duty, Cassidy is following the trail of a large herd of rustled horses and discovers the hide-out of the Bruce Morgan gang.

Fun B picture stuff. You cant go wrong. But can you go right?

Although William Boyd's Hopalong Cassidy is a more mature cowboy then Roy Rogers or Gene Autry, this one is darker than usual. There's still the same humor (provided this time by Andy Clyde) as always, but the humor is much more somber than usual.

There are fewer fight scenes then some, but the fight scenes are extremely well-done for a B-western. This is also one of the longest of the Hopalong movies.

The reason I love this movie so much is because it is of refreshingly hight quality, the characters are consistent and 3-dimensional (unlike many B-westerns), and the story is unusually good. Just goes to show why Hopalong Cassidy is one of the best cowboy movie heroes there is.

This Hoppalong Cassidy (William Boyd) film is well made and extremely typical of the genre. And, like most of the B-westerns I've enjoyed, it's not mired down with a lot of unnecessary and silly songs.

The film begins with authorities in California begging the Texas governor to send a crack Ranger to their state to help them restore law and order. Surprisingly, Hoppy isn't interested in the job but his young friend Lucky does the job instead. Soon, however, Hoppy is pulled into California. And, he brings along a new sidekick--aptly named California. Together with Lucky, the trio work on restoring justice. And, as if VERY typical of the genre. there's a baddie who has a large group of hired guns who's intent on stealing the land of all the little guys.

About the only unusual aspect of the film is that it's surprisingly violent for a B-western. As for the acting, Cassidy seems quite natural and the film is enjoyable throughout. Not a must-see but a decent little time-passer.