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Hop Harrigan
Directed by	Derwin Abrahams
Produced by	Sam Katzman
Starring	William Bakewell Jennifer Holt Robert 'Buzz' Henry Sumner Getchell
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	1946
Country	United States
Language	English

Hop Harrigan (1946) is a Columbia film serial, based on the Hop Harrigan comic books .

Plot

Ex-serviceman and pilot Hop Harrigan, with his sidekicks Gail Nolan and Tank Tinker, attempt to rescue Dr. Tobor & thwart the mysterious villain The Chief Pilot.

Cast

• William Bakewell as Hop Harrigan. Bakewell is older than the character he is playing but a "convincing enough hero."^[1]
• Jennifer Holt as Gail Nolan
• Robert 'Buzz' Henry as Jackie Nolan
• Sumner Getchell as Tank Tinker
• Emmett Vogan as Arnold
• Claire James as Gwen Arnold
• John Merton as Dr. Tobor
• Wheeler Oakman as Alex Ballard
• Ernie Adams as Retner
• Peter Michael as Mark Craven
• Terry Frost as Barry
• Anthony Warde as Edwards
• Jackie Moran as Fraser
• Bobby Stone as Gray
• Jack Buchanon as Deputy Sheriff

Production

Hop Harrigan was based on Jon Blummer's All-American Comics and associated radio series.^[1]

Critical reception

Cline wrote that Hop Harrigan is "a fairly action-filled cliffhanger...[and the] action was well paced, making this chapterplay as convincing and successful as it was meant to be."^[1]

Chapter titles

1. A Mad Mission
2. The Secret Ray
3. The Mystery Plane
4. Plunging Peril
5. Betrayed by a Madman
6. A Flaming Trap
7. One Chance for Life
8. White Fumes of Fate
9. Dr. Tobor's Revenge
10. Juggernaut of Fate
11. Flying to Oblivion
12. Lost in the Skies
13. No Escape
14. The Chute that Failed
15. The Fate of the World

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See also

• List of film serials by year
• List of film serials by studio

References

External links

• Hop Harrigan at the Internet Movie Database
• Hop Harrigan at Allmovie