False Colors (1943 film)

False Colors is a 1943 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and starring William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy. The film is part of the long-running Hopalong Cassidy series. In False Colors, Hopalong Cassidy and his sidekicks, California Carlson (Andy Clyde) and Johnny Travers (Jimmy Rogers), investigate a series of stagecoach robberies and murders. They uncover a scheme involving corrupt town officials and a gang of outlaws attempting to control the local freight business. Cassidy must use his skills and cunning to expose the villains and bring them to justice, restoring law and order to the community. The film is a black and white production characteristic of the Hopalong Cassidy series, and features typical Western tropes of the era, including horseback riding, gunfights, and a focus on morality and justice.