Boss of Hangtown Mesa

58min

Western

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.

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

Release date

21st Aug 1942

Status

Released

Spoken languages