Forty Thieves
Seen it?1944 | 60 min | Western
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of western fans.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Well paced, at 1 hr. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1944: an older pace and style.
When he runs for sheriff, Hoppy is beaten by Jerry Doyle, the gutless wonder voted for by every crook in town. When Hoppy moves to have the new sheriff impeached, outlaw leader Tad Hammond hires forty gunslingers to stop him. Stop Hoppy? Hah!
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 979 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lesley Selander
- William BoydHopalong Cassidy
- Andy ClydeCalifornia Carlson
- Jimmy RogersJimmy Rogers
- Douglass DumbrilleTad Hammond
- Louise CurrieKatherine Reynolds
- Kirk AlynJerry Doyle
- Herbert RawlinsonBuck Peters
- Robert FrazerJudge Reynolds
- Glenn StrangeIke Simmons