Range War

Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) comes to the rescue of the railroad when a land baron and his gang try to prevent its construction. Buck Colins heads a group of local ranchers who are trying to prevent the railroad from completing its line through their property. Till now they have been able to charge tolls on herds passing through. Hoppy goes undercover to expose them. —Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu> Having to herd their cattle over Buck Collin's land, the ranchers are building a railroad spur to avoid paying his fees. To stop them Collins has him men rob the stage of the payroll money and also disrupt the construction. But Hoppy has a plan. He lets the Deputy know when the stage will be robbed and then he robs that stage. Collins men try to rob him just as the Sheriff arrives. When Hoppy breaks them all out of jail he is accepted into the gang. —Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>