
Call of the Prairie
Seen it?1936 | 63 min | Western
Why 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
- Never drags, at 1 hr 3 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1936: an older pace and style.
Hoppy returns to find Johnny in trouble. Buck Peters has been shot by Porter who made it look like Johnny did it. When Johnny flees he runs into Linda. He takes a liking to her only to learn her father Shanghai is one of Porter's gang. Going after Shanghai, he gets captured by the gang and Porter now plans to kill him. But Hoppy is near by and Johnny will get unexpected help from Shanghai.
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 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Howard Bretherton
- William BoydHopalong Cassidy
- James EllisonJohnny Nelson
- Muriel EvansLinda McHenry
- George 'Gabby' HayesShanghai McHenry
- Chester ConklinSandy McQueen
- Al BridgeSam Porter
- Willie FungWong
- Howard LangBuck Peters
- Hank MannTom
- James Pier MasonHoskins