Boss of Hangtown Mesa 81 years old

BULLETS BLAST THE BADLANDS!...as a two-gun terror blazes the Western trail of the Telegraph!

Boss of Hangtown Mesa

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.

Credits

Boss of Hangtown Mesa Cast

Name Character
Fuzzy Knight He was 41, 74 years old when he died as Dr. J. Wellington Dingle
Johnny Mack Brown He was 37, 70 years old when he died as Steve Collins
Fred Kohler, Jr. He was 30, 80 years old when he died as Henchman Clem
Rex Lease He was 39, 62 years old when he died as Bert Lawler
Helen Deverell as Betty Wilkins
Henry Hall He was 65, 78 years old when he died as John Wilkins
Hugh Prosser He was 41, 52 years old when he died as Utah Kid
Michael Vallon as Lawyer Clint Rayner
Robert Barron He was 17, 42 years old when he died as Flash Hollister
William Farnum He was 66, 76 years old when he died as Judge Ezra Binns

Boss of Hangtown Mesa Crew

Name Department
Joseph H. Lewis as Director. He was 35 (93) years old when He died Directing
Oliver Drake as Screenplay. He was 39 (88) years old when He died Writing
Boss of Hangtown Mesa poster
Boss of Hangtown Mesa (81 years)

BULLETS BLAST THE BADLANDS!...as a two-gun terror blazes the Western trail of the Telegraph!

  • Release day: Friday, August 21, 1942
  • Runtime: 58 minutes