my favourite cowboy sidekick.gabby hayes had it all.great screen presents,funny dialog in the movies,like yesssireeee bob,yur durn tootin,you young whippersnapper.when he moved over to republic after doing the hopalong cassidy western with bill boyd for paramount,he could'nt used the nickname windy because the producer harry sherman refused to let him take it to another studio.harry sherman had gained legal rights to the name windy,and prevented him from futher using it in his new republic series.
He once said about john wayne,that he was the first to predict john wayne would become a big star.he my boy,he's the best,i couldn't think more of him if he was my own son.He also claimed that tall in the saddle was his second favourite western and my pal trigger was his favourite.
