- Country: USA
- Genres: Western
- Release: 1937-04-16
- Director: Nate Watt
- Writers: Clarence E. Mulford , Maurice Geraghty
- Language: English
- Stars: William Boyd , George ‘Gabby’ Hayes , Morris Ankrum , Russell Hayden , Gail Sheridan , John Beach , Clara Kimball Young , Earle Hodgins , Steve Clemente , Chief John Big Tree
- Runtime: 78 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: 荒原児 (Japan) , La ley del revólver (Spain) , De rödas uppror (Sweden) , La vengeance du cow-boy (Belgium) , Punaiset kostajat (Finland) , La vengeance du cow-boy (France, French Republic) , À Sombra da Lei (Brazil) , De wraak der indianen (Belgium) , A Sombra da Lei (Brazil) , Hills of Old Wyoming (United States of America) , Apachen, Bleichgesichter und Banditen , Rødhudernes hævn (Denmark) , Cassidy is opstandig (Netherlands the) , Giustizia per gli indios (Italy) , Hills of Old Wyoming
- Plot: In the 10th film of the 66 Hopalong Cassidy movies, Russell Hayden makes his first (of 27 consecutive) appearances as Cassidy's sidekick/protégé "Lucky" Jenkins. The character's actual name in the many Clarence E. Mulford books that featured him was "Mesquite" Jenkins, and Hayden's role was billed in this film as Mesquite "Lucky" Jenkins, and this film was the first and last mention of Mesquite Jenkins. This initial pairing of the trio of William Boyd, Russell Hayden and George Hayes (who only became known as "Gabby" when he wasn't allowed by Paramount to carry his "Windy" moniker to Republic when he departed the Cassidy series, which makes any pre-1939 cast listing showing a credit listing for a George "Gabby" Hayes a misnomer and in error for those who don't care for revisionist film history) is the one that many western-film and/or Cassidy devotees consider the best of all the trio pairings in the series. This one finds the ranchers near a Wyoming Indian reservation suffering heavy losses because of cattle rustlers that leave signs that the Indians are the culprits. Hopalong Cassidy and his pals, Mesquite "Lucky" Jenkins and "Windy" Halliday buy the Bar Three ranch in the territory, and Cassidy suspects Andrews, the deputy government agent in charge of the reservation, of being the head of the rustlers. When Lone Eagle, a half-breed secretly working with the gang, is found murdered, Andrews incites the Indians to make war on the white men. Cassidy, as the leader of the ranchers, gains the confidence of the Indian chief by pointing out that Lone Eagle was "half-bad because he was half-white", and with the help of an Indian scout proves that Andrews killed Lone Eagle. The Indians then join forces with the ranchers in a Cassidy-led mounted charge against the rustler's stronghold, with the effective agitato score written by Lee Zahler for the earlier "Borderland" as the stirring background music.
- IMDB:tt0029001
Hills of Old Wyoming Cast · · · ALL
Nate Watt
Director
William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
George ‘Gabby’ Hayes
Windy Halliday
Morris Ankrum
Andrews
Russell Hayden
Lucky Jenkins
Gail Sheridan
Alice Hutchins
John Beach
Rancher Saunders
Clara Kimball Young
Ma Hutchins
Earle Hodgins
Thompson
Steve Clemente
Lone Eagle
Chief John Big Tree
Chief Big Tree
George Chesebro
Peterson
Paul Gustine
Daniels
Leo J. McMahon
Steve
John Power
Smiley
Jim Mason
Deputy Henchman