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Alex Morgan
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5 min ago
★★★★★4/5

Just finished watching this. Visuals were stunning but the pacing felt a bit off in the second half. Still worth a watch!

+4
Daniel Cooper
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2 days ago
★★★★★2/5

I don't get the hype. The plot was predictable and the characters felt flat. It seems like style over substance to me. Maybe I missed something, but I was bored throughout.

+142
Priya Sharma
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15 days ago
★★★★★5/5

An absolute masterpiece. The director managed to weave complex themes into a compelling narrative without it feeling forced. The cinematography is some of the best I've seen in years. Truly a cinematic experience that stays with you.

Boss of Hangtown Mesa
10.0
0h 58m

Boss of Hangtown Mesa

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.

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Awards & Recognition

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Top Cast

Johnny Mack Brown

Johnny Mack Brown

Steve Collins

Fuzzy Knight

Fuzzy Knight

Dr. J. Wellington Dingle

William Farnum

William Farnum

Judge Ezra Binns

Rex Lease

Rex Lease

Bert Lawler

Helen Deverell

Helen Deverell

Betty Wilkins

Hugh Prosser

Hugh Prosser

Utah Kid

Robert Barron

Robert Barron

Flash Hollister

Michael Vallon

Michael Vallon

Lawyer Clint Rayner

Henry Hall

Henry Hall

John Wilkins

Fred Kohler Jr.

Fred Kohler Jr.

Henchman Clem

Overview

Boss of Hangtown Mesa (1942) is rated ⭐ 10/10.
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.