Oklahoma Cyclone
Oklahoma Cyclone | |
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Directed by | John P. McCarthy |
Written by | John P. McCarthy (story) |
Produced by | Trem Carr (producer) |
Starring | See below |
Cinematography | M.A. Anderson Hap Depew |
Edited by | Fred Allen |
Distributed by | Tiffany Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Oklahoma Cyclone is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film directed by John P. McCarthy that is a forerunner of the singing cowboy genre. It stars Bob Steele in his second talking picture playing the title role and singing.[1] The film was released by Tiffany Pictures. The film was remade as Song of the Gringo.
Plot summary[]
A cowboy pretends to be an outlaw in order to become a member of the gang that killed his sheriff father.[2]
Al St. John sang "The Lavender Cowboy" (Music by , lyrics by Harold Hersey) in the film.[3]
Cast[]
- Bob Steele as Jimmy Henderson / Jim Smith
- as Carmelita Carlos
- Al St. John as Slim
- Charles King as McKim / Black Diablo
- Slim Whitaker as Henchman Rawhide
- Cliff Lyons as Henchman
- as Henchman Shorty
- Hector Sarno as Don Pablo Carlos
- Emilio Fernández as Pancho Gomez
Production[]
John P. McCarthy was the director of Oklahoma Cyclone, and he and Ford Beebe were the film's writers. Trem Carr was the producer for Trem Carr Productions.[4]
References[]
- ^ Aquila, Richard (April 16, 2015). The Sagebrush Trail: Western Movies and Twentieth-Century America. University of Arizona Press. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-8165-3178-3. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ Wollstein, Hans J. "Oklahoma Cyclone (1930)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ Duchemin, Michael (September 22, 2016). New Deal Cowboy: Gene Autry and Public Diplomacy. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-8061-5671-2. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "Oklahoma Cyclone (1930)". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
External links[]
- Oklahoma Cyclone at IMDb
- Oklahoma Cyclone is available for free download at the Internet Archive
Categories:
- 1930 films
- English-language films
- American films
- 1930 Western (genre) films
- American black-and-white films
- American Western (genre) films
- Tiffany Pictures films
- 1930s Western (genre) film stubs