Boss of Hangtown Mesa 1942

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.

Cast:

Johnny Mack Brown
Steve Collins 

Fuzzy Knight
Dr. J. Wellington Dingle 

William Farnum
Judge Ezra Binns 

Rex Lease
Bert Lawler 

Helen Deverell
Betty Wilkins 

Hugh Prosser
Utah Kid