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Hopalong Cassidy

  • The_Disappearing_Deputy

    22 MAR 2024 · Hopalong Cassidy is a fictional https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy hero created in 1904 by the author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 was shot in the leg during a gun fight which caused him to walk with a little "hop", hence the nickname.From the 1930s to the 1950s, the character became indelibly associated with actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Boyd_(actor), who portrayed Cassidy first in a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hopalong_Cassidy_films from 1935 to 1948, then in children-oriented https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopalong_Cassidy_(radio_program) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopalong_Cassidy_(TV_series), both of which lasted until 1952. Boyd's portrayal of Cassidy had little in common with the literary character, being instead a clean-cut, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarsaparilla_(soft_drink)-drinking hero who never shot first. The plots of the film, radio and TV series were generally not taken from Mulford's writings.At the peak of the character's popularity in the early 1950s, he spawned enormous amounts of merchandise, as well as a comic strip, additional novels by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_L%27Amour (writing as Tex Burns), and even a short-lived amusement park, "Hoppyland", in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice,_Los_Angeles.
    25m
  • The_Red_Terror

    22 MAR 2024 · Hopalong Cassidy is a fictional https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy hero created in 1904 by the author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 was shot in the leg during a gun fight which caused him to walk with a little "hop", hence the nickname.From the 1930s to the 1950s, the character became indelibly associated with actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Boyd_(actor), who portrayed Cassidy first in a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hopalong_Cassidy_films from 1935 to 1948, then in children-oriented https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopalong_Cassidy_(radio_program) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopalong_Cassidy_(TV_series), both of which lasted until 1952. Boyd's portrayal of Cassidy had little in common with the literary character, being instead a clean-cut, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarsaparilla_(soft_drink)-drinking hero who never shot first. The plots of the film, radio and TV series were generally not taken from Mulford's writings.At the peak of the character's popularity in the early 1950s, he spawned enormous amounts of merchandise, as well as a comic strip, additional novels by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_L%27Amour (writing as Tex Burns), and even a short-lived amusement park, "Hoppyland", in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice,_Los_Angeles.
    26m 28s
  • An_Old_Spanish_Custom

    22 MAR 2024 · Hopalong Cassidy is a fictional https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy hero created in 1904 by the author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 was shot in the leg during a gun fight which caused him to walk with a little "hop", hence the nickname.From the 1930s to the 1950s, the character became indelibly associated with actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Boyd_(actor), who portrayed Cassidy first in a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hopalong_Cassidy_films from 1935 to 1948, then in children-oriented https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopalong_Cassidy_(radio_program) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopalong_Cassidy_(TV_series), both of which lasted until 1952. Boyd's portrayal of Cassidy had little in common with the literary character, being instead a clean-cut, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarsaparilla_(soft_drink)-drinking hero who never shot first. The plots of the film, radio and TV series were generally not taken from Mulford's writings.At the peak of the character's popularity in the early 1950s, he spawned enormous amounts of merchandise, as well as a comic strip, additional novels by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_L%27Amour (writing as Tex Burns), and even a short-lived amusement park, "Hoppyland", in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice,_Los_Angeles.
    24m 34s
  • Four_to_Go

    22 MAR 2024 · Hopalong Cassidy is a fictional https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy hero created in 1904 by the author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 was shot in the leg during a gun fight which caused him to walk with a little "hop", hence the nickname.From the 1930s to the 1950s, the character became indelibly associated with actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Boyd_(actor), who portrayed Cassidy first in a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hopalong_Cassidy_films from 1935 to 1948, then in children-oriented https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopalong_Cassidy_(radio_program) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopalong_Cassidy_(TV_series), both of which lasted until 1952. Boyd's portrayal of Cassidy had little in common with the literary character, being instead a clean-cut, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarsaparilla_(soft_drink)-drinking hero who never shot first. The plots of the film, radio and TV series were generally not taken from Mulford's writings.At the peak of the character's popularity in the early 1950s, he spawned enormous amounts of merchandise, as well as a comic strip, additional novels by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_L%27Amour (writing as Tex Burns), and even a short-lived amusement park, "Hoppyland", in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice,_Los_Angeles.
    24m 24s
  • The_Secret_of_Martin_Doon

    22 MAR 2024 · Hopalong Cassidy is a fictional https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy hero created in 1904 by the author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 was shot in the leg during a gun fight which caused him to walk with a little "hop", hence the nickname.From the 1930s to the 1950s, the character became indelibly associated with actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Boyd_(actor), who portrayed Cassidy first in a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hopalong_Cassidy_films from 1935 to 1948, then in children-oriented https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopalong_Cassidy_(radio_program) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopalong_Cassidy_(TV_series), both of which lasted until 1952. Boyd's portrayal of Cassidy had little in common with the literary character, being instead a clean-cut, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarsaparilla_(soft_drink)-drinking hero who never shot first. The plots of the film, radio and TV series were generally not taken from Mulford's writings.At the peak of the character's popularity in the early 1950s, he spawned enormous amounts of merchandise, as well as a comic strip, additional novels by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_L%27Amour (writing as Tex Burns), and even a short-lived amusement park, "Hoppyland", in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice,_Los_Angeles.
    24m 45s
  • The_Whistling_Ghosts

    22 MAR 2024 · Hopalong Cassidy is a fictional https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy hero created in 1904 by the author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 was shot in the leg during a gun fight which caused him to walk with a little "hop", hence the nickname.From the 1930s to the 1950s, the character became indelibly associated with actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Boyd_(actor), who portrayed Cassidy first in a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hopalong_Cassidy_films from 1935 to 1948, then in children-oriented https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopalong_Cassidy_(radio_program) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopalong_Cassidy_(TV_series), both of which lasted until 1952. Boyd's portrayal of Cassidy had little in common with the literary character, being instead a clean-cut, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarsaparilla_(soft_drink)-drinking hero who never shot first. The plots of the film, radio and TV series were generally not taken from Mulford's writings.At the peak of the character's popularity in the early 1950s, he spawned enormous amounts of merchandise, as well as a comic strip, additional novels by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_L%27Amour (writing as Tex Burns), and even a short-lived amusement park, "Hoppyland", in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice,_Los_Angeles.
    24m 51s
  • Range_War

    22 MAR 2024 · Hopalong Cassidy is a fictional https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy hero created in 1904 by the author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 was shot in the leg during a gun fight which caused him to walk with a little "hop", hence the nickname.From the 1930s to the 1950s, the character became indelibly associated with actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Boyd_(actor), who portrayed Cassidy first in a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hopalong_Cassidy_films from 1935 to 1948, then in children-oriented https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopalong_Cassidy_(radio_program) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopalong_Cassidy_(TV_series), both of which lasted until 1952. Boyd's portrayal of Cassidy had little in common with the literary character, being instead a clean-cut, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarsaparilla_(soft_drink)-drinking hero who never shot first. The plots of the film, radio and TV series were generally not taken from Mulford's writings.At the peak of the character's popularity in the early 1950s, he spawned enormous amounts of merchandise, as well as a comic strip, additional novels by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_L%27Amour (writing as Tex Burns), and even a short-lived amusement park, "Hoppyland", in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice,_Los_Angeles.
    26m 1s
  • Hopalong Cassidy

    22 MAR 2024 · Hopalong Cassidy is a fictional https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy hero created in 1904 by the author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 was shot in the leg during a gun fight which caused him to walk with a little "hop", hence the nickname.From the 1930s to the 1950s, the character became indelibly associated with actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Boyd_(actor), who portrayed Cassidy first in a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hopalong_Cassidy_films from 1935 to 1948, then in children-oriented https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopalong_Cassidy_(radio_program) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopalong_Cassidy_(TV_series), both of which lasted until 1952. Boyd's portrayal of Cassidy had little in common with the literary character, being instead a clean-cut, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarsaparilla_(soft_drink)-drinking hero who never shot first. The plots of the film, radio and TV series were generally not taken from Mulford's writings.At the peak of the character's popularity in the early 1950s, he spawned enormous amounts of merchandise, as well as a comic strip, additional novels by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_L%27Amour (writing as Tex Burns), and even a short-lived amusement park, "Hoppyland", in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice,_Los_Angeles.
    28m 48s
  • The_Man_Who_Made_Willy_Whirl

    22 MAR 2024 · Hopalong Cassidy is a fictional https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy hero created in 1904 by the author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 was shot in the leg during a gun fight which caused him to walk with a little "hop", hence the nickname.From the 1930s to the 1950s, the character became indelibly associated with actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Boyd_(actor), who portrayed Cassidy first in a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hopalong_Cassidy_films from 1935 to 1948, then in children-oriented https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopalong_Cassidy_(radio_program) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopalong_Cassidy_(TV_series), both of which lasted until 1952. Boyd's portrayal of Cassidy had little in common with the literary character, being instead a clean-cut, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarsaparilla_(soft_drink)-drinking hero who never shot first. The plots of the film, radio and TV series were generally not taken from Mulford's writings.At the peak of the character's popularity in the early 1950s, he spawned enormous amounts of merchandise, as well as a comic strip, additional novels by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_L%27Amour (writing as Tex Burns), and even a short-lived amusement park, "Hoppyland", in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice,_Los_Angeles.
    25m 54s
  • Blood_Money

    22 MAR 2024 · Hopalong Cassidy is a fictional https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy hero created in 1904 by the author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 was shot in the leg during a gun fight which caused him to walk with a little "hop", hence the nickname.From the 1930s to the 1950s, the character became indelibly associated with actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Boyd_(actor), who portrayed Cassidy first in a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hopalong_Cassidy_films from 1935 to 1948, then in children-oriented https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopalong_Cassidy_(radio_program) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopalong_Cassidy_(TV_series), both of which lasted until 1952. Boyd's portrayal of Cassidy had little in common with the literary character, being instead a clean-cut, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarsaparilla_(soft_drink)-drinking hero who never shot first. The plots of the film, radio and TV series were generally not taken from Mulford's writings.At the peak of the character's popularity in the early 1950s, he spawned enormous amounts of merchandise, as well as a comic strip, additional novels by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_L%27Amour (writing as Tex Burns), and even a short-lived amusement park, "Hoppyland", in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice,_Los_Angeles.
    25m 44s

Hopalong Cassidy is a fictional https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy hero created in 1904 by the author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_E._Mulford, who wrote a series of short stories and novels based on the character. Mulford portrayed the...

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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 was shot in the leg during a gun fight which caused him to walk with a little "hop", hence the nickname.From the 1930s to the 1950s, the character became indelibly associated with actor William Boyd, who portrayed Cassidy first in a series of sixty-six films from 1935 to 1948, then in children-oriented radio and TV series, both of which lasted until 1952.

Boyd's portrayal of Cassidy had little in common with the literary character, being instead a clean-cut, sarsaparilla-drinking hero who never shot first. The plots of the film, radio and TV series were generally not taken from Mulford's writings.At the peak of the character's popularity in the early 1950s, he spawned enormous amounts of merchandise, as well as a comic strip, additional novels by Louis L'Amour (writing as Tex Burns), and even a short-lived amusement park, "Hoppyland", in Venice, Los Angeles.
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