This is one of my posts from the Forum. "What Was The Last Western You Watched?"
Thanks for that post telling about Clarence Mulford, I found him at the website:
http://books-authors.knoji.com/clare...along-cassidy/
This website tells why the character was named Hopalong.
William Boyd did a great job with Hopalong Cassidy. Boyd was about as fine a man as Roy Rogers.
A wonderful example to Kids.
William Boyd insisted on speaking grammatical English during this series, because he knew so many children would be watching and wanted to set a good example.
If you see the Biography of William Boyd on the web- watch it if you are interested. Hoppy had the welfare of the kids foremost in his heart. Also his wife who shares quite a bit in the Biography, was a wonderful support for Hoppy and these ideals.
Hoppy has Class and Character, two things people presenting to kids should All have.
Posts from colkid60 in thread „Hopalong Cassidy (1952-1954)“
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This is one of the foremost reasons why I like older movies, and their stars, much more than the newer stuff. I believe movies, TV, books and everything else in our cultures should be geared toward teaching those younger than us good manners and morals. I'm 75 years old, and a military retiree, so during my lifetime I've heard every profanity ever invented. But I STILL cannot stand the filthy language that is so common in movies, TV and books nowadays. There have been several times I've walked out of modern movies because the dialogue was one "F" word after another.
Stumpy: I spent eight years in the Navy and also heard it all and said some of it.You have this correct, mostly I don't go to 'R' rated movies,with some exceptions.Anything Clint Eastwood does and
if I can get a review that talks about why it is rated. Sometimes it may be a violent scene, but be in the history of the story, I may go to this.Like "Mississippi Burning". It tells a story that has to be told,just like the Holocaust. It is a terrible, horrendous story but, we can't forget it. I don't go to any of the dark stuff. all this digitized stuff at night to me, is totally uninteresting.
Also bastardizing Lincoln or any historical figure. The later Superman, Batman offerings, some were probably ok and many of you may have enjoyed them, but I have only seen pieces of them and don't watch them. Superman having sex with Lois Lane to match modern immorality,again I don't watch it."Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound! Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!"
This is the essence of the TV Character that we watched from the early 50's. Except me, we didn't get TV until the fall of 1955, the day the Army-Navy game was on.
I just ordered the original TV series on Superman with Christopher Reeve, and earlier the Batman 1966 TV series with Adam West. -
ethanedwards- I played the trailer on Hopalong's first movie, it was a little rough but I enjoyed I will have to look at getting a couple of movies of his.
Also listened to Roy Rodgers yodeling it was great, he sang and yodeled so good there, I really liked it.
How did you post that here?? Technically I mean? -
"Richard-but I never came across a story that captures the feel and flavor of the time"
Because of what you said about this book, I am trying to buy it, you made it sound so
good I want to read it. I normally don't read novels but just real stuff like Biography's.
I also have a desire to read "True Grit" because that is the source for two fine movies, because the book "True Grit" is such a great book.
Thanks for that post telling about Clarence Mulford, I found him at the website:
http://books-authors.knoji.com…ator-of-hopalong-cassidy/
This website tells why the character was named Hopalong.
William Boyd did a great job with Hopalong Cassidy. Boyd was about as fine a man as Roy Rogers.
A wonderful example to Kids.
William Boyd insisted on speaking grammatical English during this series, because he knew so many children would be watching and wanted to set a good example. From an earlier post. -
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Hoppy was one of my childhood favourites.
A staple diet at the Saturday Morning matinees.
Hoppy made many feature movies,
before realising the potential of TV, in the 50's.
Topper I guess,being one of the most remembered
and loved screen horses of all time!
In the movies, his sidekick was no other than
Gabby Hayes, replacing him with a couple of others,
before settling on Edgar Buchanan, for the TV show.
William Boyd, was clever and astute,
having his own production company,
produce the shows, and others as well
On a Hoppy biography He bought the rights to Hopalong. His wife tells
how they moved to a smaller house and purchased the rights to series.
He was very careful with the image. He did meet the creator of series,
but he played the part much differently then was written by the author.
A very classy guy and his wife was the same also.
