Oklahoma Cyclone (1930)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

John P. McCarthy

Writer:

John P. McCarthy (story)

Release Date:

8 August 1930 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

A cowboy looking for his missing father, poses as an outlaw and joins the gang he thinks is responsible.

Plot Keywords:

Outlaw | Father | Murder

Cast

Bob Steele	...	Jimmy Henderson aka Jim Smith
Rita Rey	...	Carmelita Carlos
Al St. John	...	Slim
Charles King	...	McKim, aka Black Diablo
Slim Whitaker	...	Henchman Rawhide
Cliff Lyons	...	Henchman
N.E. Hendrix	...	Henchman Shorty (as Shorty Hendricks)
Hector Sarno	...	Don Pablo Carlos

Runtime:

66 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone System)

Company:

Tiffany Productions

Quotes:

[first lines]
[the posse refuses to chase Henderson and his horse down the face of a steep hill]
Sheriff Talbot: Go around! Head him off at the pass!

Movie Connections:

Remade as Song of the Gringo (1936)

Soundtrack:

The Lavender Cowboy

A cowboy searches for his father.

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Outrunning a posse is cowpoke Jim Smith(Bob Steele), also known as the Oklahoma Cyclone. He takes refuge in an outlaw hideout run by the Black Diablo(Charles King), who is suspected of holding Smith's father hostage. Pretending to be an outlaw himself, the Oklahoma Cyclone romances and sings to a charming Mexican girl(Rita Rey). Good thing he shoots better than he sings. When Black Diablo decides to make a raid across the border, Smith goes along thinking that is where his father is being held captive. A grainy black and white dusty rootin' tootin' cowboy flick fun to watch. Also in the cast: Al St. John and Cliff Lyons.