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Boss of Hangtown Mesa
Boss of Hangtown Mesa

Boss of Hangtown Mesa

BULLETS BLAST THE BADLANDS!...as a two-gun terror blazes the Western trail of the Telegraph!

Genres

Western

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It is now an accepted fact that the best of Johnny Mack Brown's Universal westerns were directed by the talented Joseph H. Lewis. Boss of Hangtown Mesa may not be in the same league as the Brown-Lewis classic Arizona Cyclone, but it comes awfully close. This time around, hero Steve Collins (Brown) comes to the aid of Betty Wilkins (Helen Deverell), who has taken over the telegraph-line business established by her uncle John (Henry Hall). The latter was murdered by outlaws who don't cotton to having the territory linked up electronically with the rest of the world.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

58 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

21 August 1942

Country

United States of America

Cast

Johnny Mack Brown

Johnny Mack Brown

Steve Collins

Fuzzy Knight

Fuzzy Knight

Dr. J. Wellington Dingle

William Farnum

William Farnum

Judge Ezra Binns

Rex Lease

Rex Lease

Bert Lawler

Helen Deverell

Helen Deverell

Betty Wilkins

Hugh Prosser

Hugh Prosser

Utah Kid

Robert Barron

Robert Barron

Flash Hollister

Michael Vallon

Michael Vallon

Lawyer Clint Rayner

Henry Hall

Henry Hall

John Wilkins

Fred Kohler Jr.

Fred Kohler Jr.

Henchman Clem

Nora Lou Martin

Nora Lou Martin

Work Camp Singer

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