Oklahoma Cyclone
- August 8, 1930 (1930-08-08)
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
A cowboy pretends to be an outlaw in order to become a member of the gang that killed his sheriff father.[2]
Cast
- Bob Steele as Jimmy Henderson / Jim Smith
- Rita Rey as Carmelita Carlos
- Al St. John as Slim
- Charles King as McKim / Black Diablo
- Slim Whitaker as Henchman Rawhide
- Cliff Lyons as Henchman
- N.E. Hendrix 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.[3]
Al St. John sang "The Lavender Cowboy" (Music by Ewen Hail, lyrics by Harold Hersey) in the film.[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.
- ^ "Oklahoma Cyclone (1930)". American Film Institute. 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.
External links
- Oklahoma Cyclone at IMDb
- Oklahoma Cyclone is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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