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.
as Steve Collins
as Dr. J. Wellington Dingle
as Judge Ezra Binns
as Bert Lawler
as Betty Wilkins
as Utah Kid
as Flash Hollister
as Lawyer Clint Rayner
as John Wilkins
as Henchman Clem
as Work Camp Singer
