Boss of Hangtown Mesa (1942)

Boss of Hangtown Mesa

1942

Western

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Joseph H. Lewis

Cast

Fred Kohler Jr. as Henchman Clem

Fuzzy Knight as Dr. J. Wellington Dingle

Helen Deverell as Betty Wilkins

Henry Hall as John Wilkins

Hugh Prosser as Utah Kid

Johnny Mack Brown as Steve Collins

Michael Vallon as Lawyer Clint Rayner

Rex Lease as Bert Lawler