''Hills of Old Wyoming'' is a 1937 American

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film directed by

Nate Watt Nathan Watt (April 6, 1889 – May 26, 1968) was an American film director. He directed 30 films between 1916 and 1961. Filmography * ''The Torch Bearer'' (1916) (actor) * ''Persistent Percival'' (1916, short) * ''Cooking His Goose'' (1916 ...

and written by Maurice Geraghty, the 10th film of the 66 Hopalong Cassidy movies. The film stars William Boyd,

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, Russell Hayden, Gail Sheridan, John Beach and Clara Kimball Young, Russell Hayden makes his first (of 27 consecutive) appearances. The film was released on April 16, 1937, by

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Plot

An evil deputy is using Indian

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individuals to rustle cattle. This causes trouble between the cattlemen and the Indians. Hoppy, Windy and Lucky see that justice is served. Songs abound.

Cast

* William Boyd as

Hopalong Cassidy Hopalong Cassidy is a fictional cowboy hero created in 1904 by the author Clarence E. Mulford, who wrote a series of short stories and novels based on the character. Mulford portrayed the character as rude, dangerous, and rough-talking. He wa ...

as Windy Halliday *

as Andrews * Russell Hayden as Lucky Jenkins * Gail Sheridan as Alice Hutchins * John Beach as Rancher Saunders * Clara Kimball Young as Ma Hutchins *

Earle Hodgins Earle Hodgins (October 6, 1893 – April 14, 1964) was an American actor. Career Early in his career, Hodgins was active in stock theater, including working in the Ralph Cloninger troupe of Salt Lake City, Utah, the Siegel Stock company of ...

as Thompson *

Steve Clemente Steve Clemente (born Esteban Clemento Morro November 22, 1885 – May 7, 1950) was a Mexican-American actor known for his many villainous roles. He began acting in his teens, signing up for his first movie, '' The Secret Man'', in 1917. His late ...

as Henchman Lone Eagle * Chief John Big Tree as Chief Big Tree *

George Chesebro George Newell Chesebro (July 29, 1888 – May 28, 1959) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1915 and 1954. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and died in Los Angeles, California. Partial filmography * ''Mi ...

as Henchman Peterson * Paul Gustine as Henchman Daniels * Leo J. McMahon as Cowhand Steve * John Powers as Smiley the Cook

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* * * 1937 films American Western (genre) films 1937 Western (genre) films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Nate Watt Hopalong Cassidy films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{1930s-Western-film-stub