SYNOPSIS:
A small herd of cattle from the West Cooley range has stampeded in to the Bar 20, which is led by Red Connors [Frank McGlynn, Jr.], feisty old Uncle Ben [George Hayes] and punchy, trigger-happy Johnny Nelson [Jimmy Ellison]. Jimmy charges himself with the task of charging the herd back on their own range, while Buck Peters [Charles Middleton] speaks to Jim Meeker [Robert Warwick], owner of the Cooley range.
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Western Wednesdays: The Devil’s Playground (1946)
SYNOPSIS:
Hopalong Cassidy [William Boyd] along with his saddlemates California Carlson [Andy Clyde] and Lucky Jenkins [Rand Brooks] discover Mrs. Evans [Elaine Riley] running away from their shack just outside of the canyon known as the Devil’s Playground. They board her for the night while Hoppy goes out to investigate. His trail leads him to the Devil’s Playground as well as shifty Judge Morton [Robert Elliott] and his gang. Morton claims that Evans is his daughter and that he has been attempting to locate her. They head back to the shack only to find Evans has escaped with Carlson’s clothes on her back.
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