Name: Heart of Arizona
Genre: Western
Released: 1938-04-22
Duration: 68 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: William Boyd, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Russell Hayden, John Elliott, Billy King

Heart of Arizona

Fightin Mad And Rarin' To Go!

Belle Starr has returned from time in prison only to face a hail of bullets, along with rescue by Hoppy and the Bar 20 gang.

Western

DirectorLesley Selander

WritersNorman Houston, Clarence E. Mulford

StatusReleased

LanguageEnglish

Release DateApril 22, 1938

Runtime1h 8m

Hopalong Cassidy Collection

Includes: Hop-a-long Cassidy, The Eagle's Brood, Bar 20 Rides Again, Heart of the West, Call of the Prairie, Three on the Trail, Hopalong Cassidy Returns, Trail Dust, Borderland, Hills of Old Wyoming, North of the Rio Grande, Rustlers' Valley, Hopalong Rides Again, Texas Trail, Partners of the Plains, Cassidy of Bar 20, Heart of Arizona, Bar 20 Justice, Pride of the West, In Old Mexico, The Frontiersmen, Sunset Trail, Silver on the Sage, Renegade Trail, Range War, Law of the Pampas, Santa Fe Marshal, The Showdown, Hidden Gold, Stagecoach War, Three Men from Texas, Doomed Caravan, In Old Colorado, Border Vigilantes, Pirates on Horseback, Wide Open Town, Riders of the Timberline, Stick to Your Guns, Twilight on the Trail, Outlaws of the Desert, Secret of the Wastelands, Undercover Man, Lost Canyon, Hoppy Serves a Writ, Border Patrol, Leather Burners, Colt Comrades, Bar 20, False Colors, Riders of the Deadline, Texas Masquerade, Lumberjack, Mystery Man, Forty Thieves, Fool's Gold, The Devil's Playground, Unexpected Guest, Dangerous Venture, The Marauders, Hoppy's Holiday, Silent Conflict, The Dead Don't Dream, Sinister Journey, Borrowed Trouble, False Paradise, Strange Gamble

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

March 12, 20256/10

“Belle Star” (Natalie Moorhead) is not a woman to be messed with after she returns after an unjust five year spell with Uncle Sam to discover that her herds are being rustled. We know it’s her dodgy foreman “Trister” (Leo J. McMahon) who is up to no good, and we know just who is pulling his strings but can she thwart their plan to rob her of her livelihood? Luckily, “Hoppy” (William Boyd) is on hand to try and help her get to the bottom of just who killed her husband and framed her for stealing her own cows! The deft use of some branding, some fine shooting from the young “Artie” (Billy Peters) and an hidden coin all contribute to the adventure as “Hoppy” determines to get his man. The production here is really basic, but there’s more of a story and as ever the dynamic between Boyd and “Gabby” Hayes keeps the pace moving swiftly along. Moorhead and her on-screen daughter “Jacqueline” (Dorothy Short) also deliver at the livelier end of the damsels-in-distress scale and there’s Stephen Chase’s “Ringo” to keep the nastiness going, too. It’s not the most original, no, but for a low-budget affair it’s actually quite exciting and worth an hour.