''Texas Masquerade'' is a 1944 American
Western
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film directed by
George Archainbaud
George Archainbaud (May 7, 1890 – February 20, 1959) was a French- American film and television director.
Biography
In the beginning of his career he worked on stage as an actor and manager. He came to the United States in January 1914, and ...
, written by Jack Lait Jr. and Norman Houston, and starring
William Boyd William, Willie, Will or Bill Boyd may refer to:
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* William Boyd (educator) (1874–1962), Scottish educator
* William Boyd (pathologist) (1885–1979), Scottish-Canadian professor and author
* William Alexander Jenyns Boyd (1842–1928), ...
,
Andy Clyde
Andrew Allan Clyde (March 25, 1892 – May 18, 1967), was a Scottish-born American film and television actor whose career spanned some 45 years. In 1921 he broke into silent films as a Mack Sennett comic, debuting in ''On a Summer Day''. H ...
, Jimmy Rogers,
Don Costello
Eldon Lawrence Costello (September 5, 1901 – October 25, 1945) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio.
Background
Eldon Lawrence Costello was born on September 5, 1901, in New Orleans, where Jesuit Fathers educated him. His initial ...
,
Mady Correll
Mady Correll (1907 – 1981) was a Canadian-American actress. She made her screen debut in Midnight Madonna after years on Broadway theatre and later starred in Monsieur Verdoux.
Career
Correll acted in various Broadway theatre shows including '' ...
and
Francis McDonald
Francis McDonald (August 22, 1891 – September 18, 1968) was an American actor whose career spanned 52 years.
Early years
Born on August 22, 1891, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, McDonald was the son of John Francis McDonald and Catherine Ashlu ...
. It was released on February 8, 1944, by
United Artists
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.
Plot
Ace Maxson (
Don Costello
Eldon Lawrence Costello (September 5, 1901 – October 25, 1945) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio.
Background
Eldon Lawrence Costello was born on September 5, 1901, in New Orleans, where Jesuit Fathers educated him. His initial ...
) and J. K. Trimble (
Russell Simpson) are using night riders to scare ranchers off their land, for they know oil is under ground. Hoppy finds wounded lawyer James Corwin, (
Nelson Leigh
Nelson Leigh (born Sydney Talbot Christie; January 1, 1905 – July 3, 1985) was an American motion picture actor of the 1940s and 1950s.
Early years
Born in Mississippi, Leigh was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Christie. He was a graduate ...
) and assumes his identify, but outlaw Sam Nolan (
Francis McDonald
Francis McDonald (August 22, 1891 – September 18, 1968) was an American actor whose career spanned 52 years.
Early years
Born on August 22, 1891, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, McDonald was the son of John Francis McDonald and Catherine Ashlu ...
) recognizes Hoppy.
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Cast
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William Boyd William, Willie, Will or Bill Boyd may refer to:
Academics
* William Boyd (educator) (1874–1962), Scottish educator
* William Boyd (pathologist) (1885–1979), Scottish-Canadian professor and author
* William Alexander Jenyns Boyd (1842–1928), ...
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 ...
*
Andy Clyde
Andrew Allan Clyde (March 25, 1892 – May 18, 1967), was a Scottish-born American film and television actor whose career spanned some 45 years. In 1921 he broke into silent films as a Mack Sennett comic, debuting in ''On a Summer Day''. H ...
as California Carlson
*
Jimmy Rogers
Jay or James Arthur "Jimmy" Rogers (June 3, 1924December 19, 1997) was an American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, best known for his work as a member of Muddy Waters's band in the early 1950s. He also had a solo career and ...
as Jimmy Rogers
*
Don Costello
Eldon Lawrence Costello (September 5, 1901 – October 25, 1945) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio.
Background
Eldon Lawrence Costello was born on September 5, 1901, in New Orleans, where Jesuit Fathers educated him. His initial ...
as Ace Maxson
*
Mady Correll
Mady Correll (1907 – 1981) was a Canadian-American actress. She made her screen debut in Midnight Madonna after years on Broadway theatre and later starred in Monsieur Verdoux.
Career
Correll acted in various Broadway theatre shows including '' ...
as Virginia Curtis
*
Francis McDonald
Francis McDonald (August 22, 1891 – September 18, 1968) was an American actor whose career spanned 52 years.
Early years
Born on August 22, 1891, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, McDonald was the son of John Francis McDonald and Catherine Ashlu ...
as Sam Nolan
*
Russell Simpson as J.K. Trimble
*
J. Farrell MacDonald as John Martindale
*
Nelson Leigh
Nelson Leigh (born Sydney Talbot Christie; January 1, 1905 – July 3, 1985) was an American motion picture actor of the 1940s and 1950s.
Early years
Born in Mississippi, Leigh was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Christie. He was a graduate ...
as James Corwin
*
Robert McKenzie as Marshal Rowbottom
*
Pierce Lyden
Pierce W. Lyden (January 8, 1908 – October 10, 1998) was an American actor best known for his work in television and film Westerns.
Early life
Lyden was born in a sod house on a ranch near Hildreth, Nebraska on January 8, 1908. The son of a hor ...
as Henchman Al
* June Pickerell as Mrs. Emma Martindale
* Bill Hunter as Deputy Lou Sykes
* John Merton as Henchman Jeff
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1944 films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by George Archainbaud
United Artists films
American Western (genre) films
1944 Western (genre) films
Hopalong Cassidy films
1940s English-language films
1940s American films
English-language Western (genre) films
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