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HOPALONG
CASSIDY AND THE SINGING BANDIT
Week
20
Description
Hopalong Cassidy was the hero of twenty-eight western novels written by Clarence E. Mulford in the twenties, thirties, and forties.
Giving testimony to the lasting popularity of this fictional cowboy hero is the very real fact that a dozen of the novels are still in print.
William (Bill) Boyd, a star of the silent movies under contract to Cecil B. DeMille, brought
Hopalong to the screen in a feature produced by Paramount Pictures.
Paramount made 34 more pictures with Bill Boyd as Hoppy and United Artists produced 31 others, also with Bill Boyd.
Never in Hollywood history has one man played the same character in as many features.
When audiences the world over saw the films, Bill Boyd and Hopalong Cassidy became
synonymous. [...more]
Listening
Tip
Launch
the audio
stream and open the storybook.
As you listen, advance the pages whenever you hear Hoppy's horse, Topper,
whinny!
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