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25 February 1939 (USA) morePlot:
When Blackton outbids Bill Carson. Bill suspects he will have to rustle cattle to fulfill the contract... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Great cast, good script and story moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Tim McCoy | ... | 'Lightning' Bill Carson / Miguel | |
| Ben Corbett | ... | Magpie | |
| Dorothy Short | ... | Joan | |
| Ted Adams | ... | Thurston | |
| Alden 'Stephen' Chase | ... | Foreman James (as Alden Chase) | |
| Dave O'Brien | ... | Bob Swane | |
| Forrest Taylor | ... | Blackton | |
| Bob Terry | ... | Lefty, gang truck driver | |
| Slim Whitaker | ... | Sheriff Burton (as Slim Whittacker) | |
| Frank Wayne | ... | Jake, gang truck shotgun |
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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[first lines]Lefty, gang truck driver: You know, Jake, back in Chicago I never thought I'd be punchin' cattle... mostly belongin' to other people.
Jake, gang truck shotgun: Yeah, usin' trucks for rustlin' is the latest thing.
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Even though the version I was watching had a big bite taken out -- apparently at least one reel missing -- this was an exciting and very well done Western movie.
Starring Tim McCoy, one of the best of the cowboys, "Code of the Cactus" had a sterling cast, with such shining lights as Art Davis and Kermit Maynard among the uncredited.
Usually, I don't like mixing horses and trucks; it seems anachronistic.
This time, though, there is no conflict of eras or settings, and everything fits together.
It had been a long time since I had seen Col. Tim, and though I already knew he was a great cowboy, it turns out he's a pretty good actor, too.
And Art Davis, who has starred in some dismal features, showed here he could by gosh sing.
Too often, low-budget features limit the number of speaking parts, but "Code of the Cactus" has a plenitude of characters given a chance to show that, yes, they might be villains, but they're people too, and have their own individual personalities.
Ben Corbett is someone of whom I had known nothing, but he is obviously a talented actor.
My hero Dave O'Brien is here too, and even a bad movie is made better by his presence.
This is already a good movie, and Dave O'Brien with Tim McCoy makes it even a great movie.
I just hope that, when you get to watch it, it's all there.