Apparently, the "legendary" Frank T. Hopkins -- subject of the "based on a true story" horse opera "Hidalgo" -- is second cousin to that tall-tale-spinner Pecos Bill and about as authentic a Western ...
Critics are charging the new Disney movie "Hidalgo" is not based on a true story. They say legendary cowboy and horseman Frank T. Hopkins, the movie's main character, invented many of his feats.