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The Dead Don't Dream
2026-11-15 18:16:00 · The Daily Ledger
The Dead Don't Dream is a 1948 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Francis Rosenwald. The picture stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Mary Ware, John Parrish and Leonard Penn, and was released in 1948 by United Artists.
Plot
Hopalong Cassidy investigates how and why three men died in a hotel room.

Cast
William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy
Andy Clyde as California Carlson
Rand Brooks as Lucky Jenkins
Mary Ware as Mary Benton
John Parrish as Jeff Potter
Leonard Penn as Earl Wesson
Francis McDonald as Bart Lansing
Richard Alexander as Duke
Bob Gabriel as Larry Potter
Stanley Andrews as Jesse Williams
Forbes Murray as Sheriff Tompson
Don Haggerty as Deputy Sheriff
References
External links
1948 films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by George Archainbaud
United Artists films
American Western (genre) films
1948 Western (genre) films
Hopalong Cassidy films
1940s English-language films
1940s American films
