Trail Dust

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Trail Dust

"Hopalong Cassidy leads his daring men in a spectacular cattle drive to rescue the drought-famished plains country"

1936

1h 17m

5.3(3 votes)

Western

Overview

Hoppy, Johnny and Windy are fighting a malicious gang trying to stop a cattle drive from reaching a drought-stricken North.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

William Boyd

Hopalong Cassidy

James Ellison

Johnny Nelson

George 'Gabby' Hayes

Windy Halliday

Morris Ankrum

Tex Anderson

Gwynne Shipman

Beth Clark

Britt Wood

Lanky

Earl Askam

Red

Dick Dickinson

Waggoner

Al Bridge

Babson

John Beach

Hank

Creative team

Directed by: Nate Watt
Written by: Al Martin
Produced by: Harry Sherman

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