The Showdown
Seen it?1940 | 65 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
- Made for most people.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 5 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1940: an older pace and style.
European bad guy Baron Bendor leads some local townsmen in a plot to obtain horses through theft. Hoppy and his sidekicks Lucky and Speedy must find and expose the horse thieves.
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 930 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Howard Bretherton
- William BoydHopalong Cassidy
- Britt WoodSpeedy McGinnis
- Russell HaydenLucky Jenkins
- Jan ClaytonSue
- Morris AnkrumBaron Rendor
- Wright KramerColonel White
- Eddie DeanMarshal
- Donald KirkeHarry Cole
- Roy BarcroftBowman
- Kermit MaynardJohnson