Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
Hoppy Serves a Writ
TITLE DETAILS

Hoppy Serves a Writ

1943-03-12 · 67 min · ★ 5.6

Action · Adventure · Western

Posing as a cattle buyer, Hoppy crosses over into Oklahoma where the Jordan brother's and their outlaw gang operate outside the law. After receiving an unfriendly reception when he finds them, he, California, and Johnny rustle their cattle and drive across the river into Texas. He hopes they will cross over to retrieve their cattle and then he can arrest them.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
George Archainbaud
Production companies
United Artists, Harry Sherman Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

William BoydWilliam BoydHopalong Cassidy
Andy ClydeAndy ClydeCalifornia Carlson
Jay KirbyJay KirbyJohnny Travers
Victor JoryVictor JoryTom Jordan
George ReevesGeorge ReevesSteve Jordan
Jan ChristyJean Hollister
Hal TaliaferroHal TaliaferroGreg Jordan
Forbes MurrayForbes MurrayBen Hollister
Robert MitchumRobert MitchumRigney
Byron FoulgerByron FoulgerDanvers
Earle HodginsEarle HodginsJim Belman
Roy BarcroftRoy BarcroftColby
Roy BuckoPosse Rider
Bob BurnsBob BurnsCard Player
Ben CorbettBen CorbettCard Player
Art FelixHenchman
Herman HackHerman HackHenchman
Art MixArt MixHenchman
Cliff ParkinsonCliff ParkinsonGuard at Shack
Edward Peil Sr.Edward Peil Sr.Card Player

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Streaming

MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Great American Pure Flix Amazon Channel

Free

Fawesome

With ads

YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV

View authorized watch options on TMDb

Recommendations

The Tall Men
★ 6.4
The Tall Men1955Adventure · Western

Two brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers, angry Sioux, rough terrain and bad weather.

True Grit
★ 7.3
True Grit1969Adventure · Western

The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.

No Name on the Bullet
★ 6.6
No Name on the Bullet1959Action · Western

When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.

Renegade
★ 6.1
Renegade1987Action · Adventure · Western

While on his travel across the Southwestern United States, with his Jeep CJ Renegade and his chestnut colt named Joe Brown, Luke meets Matt, son of a friend of his, Moose, who is in jail. Moose asks Luke to take care of Matt, and to help him to take possession of a piece of land. So starts their travel, full of adventures...

The Cowboys
★ 7.1
The Cowboys1972Action · Adventure · Western

When his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys learn to do a man's job under Andersen's tutelage, however, neither he nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.

Broken Lance
★ 6.5
Broken Lance1954Adventure · Western

Tensions erupt within an Arizona cattle baron's household when his three sons vie for control of the ranch.

Return of the Bad Men
★ 6.3
Return of the Bad Men1948Action · Western

US Marshall Vance is assigned to rid the Oklahoma Territory of outlaws.

Silverado
★ 6.9
Silverado1985Action · Western

Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail, and learn who their real friends are.

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
★ 6.3
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates1956Adventure · Western

Davy Crockett and his sidekick Georgie compete against boastful Mike Fink ("King of the River") in a boat race to New Orleans. Later, Davy and Georgie, allied with Fink, battle a group of river pirates trying to pass themselves off as Native Americans.

Gunless
★ 6.4
Gunless2010Action · Western

American gunslinger Sean Rafferty—aka The Montana Kid—is unable to find someone to duel in a Canadian town where no one understands the brutal code of the American Wild West.

Double Threat
★ 6.5
Double Threat2023Action · Adventure

With ruthless mobsters on her tail, a young woman with a split personality becomes entangled with a man on a pilgrimage across the country to scatter his brother's ashes.

The Big Sky
★ 6.6
The Big Sky1952Adventure · Western

Two tough Kentucky mountaineers join a trading expedition from St. Louis up the Missouri River to trade whisky for furs with the Blackfoot Indians. They soon discover that there is much more than the elements to contend with.

Angel and the Badman
★ 6.4
Angel and the Badman1947Action · Adventure · Western

A wounded outlaw finds unexpected mercy in the care of a rancher's daughter. The hope of love pulls him toward a different life until the law, and his violent past, close in on his new home. Now he must choose the kind of man he'll become.

Into the West
★ 6.4
Into the West1992Adventure · Western

Accused of a crime they didn't commit, two city kids and a magical horse are about to become the coolest outlaws ever to ride Into The West.

Maverick
★ 6.9
Maverick1994Action · Adventure · Western

Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game beginning in a few days. He joins forces with a woman with a marvelous Southern accent, and the two try and enter the game.

Airborne
★ 6.1
Airborne1993Action · Adventure

Good-natured teen surfer Mitchell Goosen finds himself staying with his aunt and uncle in Cincinnati, Ohio when his parents head to Australia for work. There he meets his cousin, Wiley, and together they try to navigate the perils of high school—avoid the bullies, get the girl, and win a little respect.

Rango
★ 6.9
Rango2011Adventure · Western

When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging Western town of Dirt, the theater-loving lizard suddenly finds himself the newly appointed sheriff. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt and uncover the truth behind a looming water crisis—before his act catches up with him.

The War Wagon
★ 6.8
The War Wagon1967Action · Western

An ex-con seeks revenge on the man who put him in prison by planning a robbery of the latter's stagecoach, which is transporting gold. He enlists the help of a partner, who could be working for his nemesis.

The Spikes Gang
★ 6.7
The Spikes Gang1974Action · Western

Three teenage farm boys stumble upon Harry Spikes, a local bandit wounded in a gun battle. While Harry is recuperating, he regales the young men with stories of his exciting past. The adventurous tales inspire them to start a gang of their own. Failing at their first attempt to rob a bank, the boys convince the gruff Spikes to teach them the ways of the desperado.

The Man From Snowy River II
★ 6.8
The Man From Snowy River II1988Adventure · Western

After a few years trying to earn money to marry Jessica Harrison, Jim Craig returns to Snowy River. But he finds that a lot of things have changed.

Similar titles

Leather Burners
★ 6.1
Leather Burners1943Western

As rustled cattle have mysteriously disappeared, Johnny sends for his friend Hoppy, Hoppy arrives and immediately suspects Dan Slack. Realizing his telegram about Slack was intercepted, he locks up the operator Lafe knowing he can escape. Tailing Lafe he finds a secret entrance to a mine and inside finds the missing cattle. But Slack's men also find him just as the cattle are stampeded through the mine shaft.

Stagecoach War
★ 6.0
Stagecoach War1940Western

Hoppy is busy chasing stagecoach bandits who sing as they rob.

Sinister Journey
★ 6.0
Sinister Journey1948Western

Lee Garvin has eloped with the daughter of a railroad man who didn't approve of the marriage. Hoppy steps in when the young man is framed for murder.

Pirates on Horseback
★ 6.3
Pirates on Horseback1941Western

Hoppy, Lucky and California search for a mine owned by Trudy Pendleton after it was taken from her by thw swindling gambler Ace Gibson. They find the mine and Hoppy fights Gibson over it.

Borrowed Trouble
★ 6.7
Borrowed Trouble1948Western

Finishing a trail drive, Hoppy and the boys head to town and immediately get caught up in the conflict between school teacher Miss Abott and next door saloon owner Mawson. When Miss Abott disappears, Hoppy gets a clue to her location and rescues her from Mawson's cabin. It looks like Mawson is the man he wants, but Hoppy finds an item that indicates otherwise.

Dangerous Venture
★ 6.3
Dangerous Venture1947Western

Sue Morgan gets Hoppy and his friends to join their expedition looking for Indian artifacts. Expedition leader Atwood makes a deal with nearby cattle rustler Morgan to loot the Indian treasures instead and sell them. Hoppy is on to their plan and pretending to leave follows them. Not only is he outnumbered by Morgan's men, but California has himself about to be sacrificed in an Indian ritual.

False Colors
★ 4.7
False Colors1943Western

Before he was killed by Mark Foster's men, Bud Lawton willed part ownership in his ranch to Hoppy and his two pals. When the three arrive they find a fake posing as Lawton. When they expose the imposter, Foster gets the Sheriff to jail them for Lawton's murder.

In Old Colorado
★ 6.4
In Old Colorado1941Western

Joe Weller has instigated a conflict over water rights between two ranchers. The idea is to have the ranchers do each other in then move in and take over. Hoppy and the good guys won't let this happen.

Border Patrol
★ 6.2
Border Patrol1943Western

When three Texas Rangers try to investigate kidnapped Mexicans being used as forced labor in the mines of Silver Bullet, they are framed for murder by the town's corrupt sheriff.

Doomed Caravan
★ 5.3
Doomed Caravan1941Western

Stephen Westcott and Ed Martin scheme to put Jane Travers' wagon line out of business. They want to use it take over all the wagon- train traffic going west. Hoppy, California and Lucky must make sure that doesn't happen.

Forty Thieves
★ 5.0
Forty Thieves1944Western

When he runs for sheriff, Hoppy is beaten by Jerry Doyle, the gutless wonder voted for by every crook in town. When Hoppy moves to have the new sheriff impeached, outlaw leader Tad Hammond hires forty gunslingers to stop him. Stop Hoppy? Hah!

Hidden Gold
★ 5.8
Hidden Gold1940Western

Hoppy and Lucky have been called in to investigate a series of stage holdups. The robbers are taking gold from Colby's mine and Hoppy suspects it may be ex-outlaw Colby himself. When Speedy strikes gold, Hoppy borrows it and announces a gold shipment hoping to catch the gang and their leader.

The Showdown
★ 6.0
The Showdown1940Western

European bad guy Baron Bendor leads some local townsmen in a plot to obtain horses through theft. Hoppy and his sidekicks Lucky and Speedy must find and expose the horse thieves.

Riders of the Timberline
★ 4.5
Riders of the Timberline1941Western

Hopalong Cassidy and Johnny Nelson ride to the mountains to help a man and his daughter save their logging business from someone who is sabotaging their efforts.

Riders of the Deadline
★ 5.3
Riders of the Deadline1943Western

When Ranger Hoppy's falsely accused young ranger friend is killed while supposedly trying to escape from jail, Hoppy is blamed and drummed out of the Texas Rangers.

False Paradise
★ 6.3
False Paradise1948Western

A banker is trying to cheat people out of their silver-rich land. Hoppy learns that the banker is in league with an outlaw gang.

Unexpected Guest
★ 6.0
Unexpected Guest1947Western

At the reading of his late cousin's will, California learns the estate will be divied among whoever remains of the seven relatives. With one already dead, another immediately murdered, and the Lawyer telling them the ranch is almost worthless, Hoppy investigates.

Wide Open Town
★ 6.5
Wide Open Town1941Adventure · Western

Belle Langtry runs a town being taken over by cattle rustlers. She is also a front for the outlaws, who are led by Steve Fraser. Hoppy gets elected sheriff and cleans up the town with help from the Bar 20 boys.

Three Men from Texas
★ 6.6
Three Men from Texas1940Western

Hoppy and new sidekick California Carlson head to California to help out Lucky Jenkins.

Stick to Your Guns
★ 5.7
Stick to Your Guns1941Western

Buck Peters arranges for Hoppy, California, Johnny and other cowboys to go to the aid of friends whose cattle are being rustled. Hoppy and California locate the rustlers' hideout and join the gang by posing as outlaws themselves, but must find a way to let the rest of the posse know where they are.

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.