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Includes: Hop-Along Cassidy (Hopalong Cassidy Enters) (1935)White-haired whitehat William Boyd debuts as Clarence E. Mulford's veteran cowpoke Bill Cassidy, whose limp earned him the nickname "Hopalong" (and was rarely seen after this film), in the first of over 60 movies made over 13 years. Here, Cassidy and the gang of the Bar 20 Ranch must stop a crooked foreman's cattle-rustling pals from starting a range war. James Ellison, Charles Middleton, Paula Stone, and George "Gabby" Hayes also star. 60 min. BW/Rtg: NR The Eagle's Brood (1935)William Boyd stars as do-gooder Hopalong Cassidy in this action-packed sagebrush saga based on Clarence E. Mulford's 1931 novel "Hopalong Cassidy and the Eagles Brood." Here, Hoppy must infiltrate an outlaw gang after he promises to protect the grandson of a retired bandit (William Farnum) who saved Hopalong's life. James Ellison, George "Gabby" Hayes, Addison Richards co-star; look for Paul Fix as a henchman. 61 min. BW/Rtg: NR Bar 20 Rides Again (1935)Hoppy and his Bar 20 cowpokes must pluck the plans of a chicken-hearted cattle rustler George Purdue, who's out to make himself into a frontier Napoleon, in the exciting sagebrush thriller. Jimmy Ellison, Harry Worth, Jean Rouverol, Harry J. Worth, and George "Gabby" Hayes as "Windy" also star. 61 min. BW/Rtg: NR Standard; Soundtrack: English; audio commentary; featurette; bonus short "Hopalong in Hoppyland" (1951); outtakes; theatrical trailer.