Doomed Caravan
Doomed Caravan is a 1941 American western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring William Boyd, Andy Clyde and Minna Gombell. The film is a Western and part of the Hopalong Cassidy series released by Paramount Pictures. It is the 32nd entry in a series of 66 films.

Plot
Stephen Westcott and Ed Martin scheme to put Jane Travers' wagon line out of business. They want to use it take over all the wagon- train traffic going west. Hoppy, California and Lucky must make sure that doesn't happen.
Jane Travers asks Hoppy to help protect her next caravan against robbers. Westcott and Martin are out to stop them and have their men dressed as soldiers to escort the caravan. The fake soldiers don't fool Hoppy and he and the Bar 20 boys foil that plan. Martin's men then capture everyone but Hoppy and send them off to the firing squad. Now Hoppy has to find a way to save them singlehandedly.

Cast
William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy
Andy Clyde as California Carlson
Russell Hayden as Lucky Jenkins
Minna Gombell as Jane Travers
Morris Ankrum as Stephen Westcott
Georgia Ellis as Diana Westcott
Trevor Bardette as Ed Martin
Pat J. O'Brien as Henchman Jim Ferber
Ray Bennett as Henchman Pete Gregg
José Luis Tortosa as Governor Don Pedro

Reception
Doomed Caravan has 3 out of 5 stars on AllMovie.

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1941 Western (genre) films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Lesley Selander
Paramount Pictures films
American Western (genre) films
Hopalong Cassidy films
Films based on works by Johnston McCulley
Films scored by John Leipold
1940s English-language films
1940s American films