Law of the Pampas

1939 film by Nate Watt

November 3, 1939 (1939-11-03)

Running time

72 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Law of the Pampas is a 1939 American Western film directed by Nate Watt and written by Harrison Jacobs. The film stars William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Sidney Toler, Steffi Duna, Sidney Blackmer, Pedro de Cordoba and William Duncan.^[1]^[2] The film was released on November 3, 1939, by Paramount Pictures. Hungarian-born Steffi Duna plays a convincing Argentine senorita and Sidney Toler plays a comic character. Contrary to previously published reports, David Niven does not appear in Law of the Pampas, unbilled or otherwise.^[3]

Plot

Hoppy (William Boyd) and his pal Lucky (Russell Hayden) head to South America to look after a herd of cattle sold by Cassidy's boss to an Argentine rancher. Villain Ralph Merritt (Sidney Blackmer) wants to get his mitts on that cattle, and he's not above hiring the scum of the earth to do his bidding. Fortunately, Hoppy, Lucky and their new Latin American buddy Don Fernando (Sidney Toler) make short work of the bad guys in an outsized barroom brawl.^[4]

Cast

William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy
Russell Hayden as Lucky Jenkins
Sidney Toler as Don Fernando 'Ferdy' Maria Lopez Ramirez
Steffi Duna as Chiquita
Sidney Blackmer as Ralph Merritt
Pedro de Cordoba as Señor Jose Valdez
William Duncan as Buck Peters
Anna Demetrio as Dolores Ramirez
Eddie Dean as Henchman Curly
Glenn Strange as Henchman Slim
Jo Jo La Savio as Ernesto Tito Valdez
The King's Men as Singing Cowhands

References

^ "Law of the Pampas (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
^ Hal Erickson (2015). "Law-of-the-Pampas - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
^ "Law of the Pampas (1939) - Nate Watt | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
^ "Law of the Pampas (1939) - Nate Watt | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".