Strange Gamble
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Hoppy and his pals arrive in a remote town to investigate the counterfeiting of both U.S. and Mexican money; his only clues are the name "Mordigan" and a drawing of a comet. He quickly finds out that Mordigan is the town "boss"; but what or who is "the comet", and why are Mordigan and his henchmen intent on persecuting a young woman, her drunken brother, and her deathly ill sister-in-law who've also just arrived in town?
Status: Released
Released Date: 1948-10-08
Runtime: 61 mins
Director: George Archainbaud
Spoken language: English
Genres: Western
Original title: Strange Gamble
Production Companies: Hopalong Cassidy Productions Inc.
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
William Boyd
Andy Clyde
Rand Brooks
Elaine Riley
James Craven
Robert B. Williams
Alberto Morin
Joel Friedkin
Francis McDonald
Lee Tung Foo
Herbert Rawlinson
William F. Leicester
Joan Barton
Dewey Robinson
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