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Boss of Hangtown Mesa (1942)

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.

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Top billed cast

Johnny Mack BrownSteve Collins
Fuzzy KnightDr. J. Wellington Dingle
William FarnumJudge Ezra Binns
Rex LeaseBert Lawler
Helen DeverellBetty Wilkins
Hugh ProsserUtah Kid
Robert BarronFlash Hollister
Michael VallonLawyer Clint Rayner
Henry HallJohn Wilkins
Fred Kohler Jr.Henchman Clem

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