The Oklahoma Kid (1939)

McCord's gang robs the stage carrying money to pay Indians for their land, and the notorious outlaw "The Oklahoma Kid" Jim Kincaid takes the money from McCord. McCord stakes a "sooner" ... See full summary »

Director:

Lloyd Bacon

Writers:

Warren Duff (screen play), Robert Buckner (screen play),

Stars:

James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Rosemary Lane

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Cagney	...	Jim Kincaid
Humphrey Bogart	...	Whip McCord
Rosemary Lane	...	Jane Hardwick
Donald Crisp	...	Judge Hardwick
Harvey Stephens	...	Ned Kincaid
Hugh Sothern	...	John Kincaid
Charles Middleton	...	Alec Martin
Edward Pawley	...	Doolin
Ward Bond	...	Wes Handley
Lew Harvey	...	Curley
Trevor Bardette	...	Indian Jack Pasco
John Miljan	...	Ringo
Arthur Aylesworth	...	Judge Morgan
Irving Bacon	...	Hotel Clerk
Joe Devlin	...	Keely

Storyline

McCord's gang robs the stage carrying money to pay Indians for their land, and the notorious outlaw "The Oklahoma Kid" Jim Kincaid takes the money from McCord. McCord stakes a "sooner" claim on land which is to be used for a new town; in exchange for giving it up he gets control of gambling and saloons. When Kincaid's father runs for mayor, McCord incites a mob to lynch the old man whom McCord has already framed for murder..

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Plot Keywords:

murder | outlaw | saloon | guitar | revenge | 

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Taglines:

Greater Than "Cimarron" - Packed with Thrills - Loaded with Action . . . As an Exciting page from American history is unfolded upon the screen !

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Genres:

History | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 March 1939 (USA)

Also Known As:

Oklahoma Kid

Filming Locations:

Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min 80 min (Ontario)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Victor System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Humphrey Bogart was widely quoted as saying that co-star James Cagney looked like "a mushroom" in his costume.

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Goofs

In the bar room, shortly after Whip McCord tells The Oklahoma Kid to give him back the Indian money, the Kid shoots Curley in the belly. A few moments later, Curley walks out as if he had never been shot.

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Quotes

Narrator: Hunted, hiding... The Kid continued to play his cards the way he saw them... and by his own rules.

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Connections

Featured in Great Performances: Bacall on Bogart (1988)

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Soundtracks

"My Gal Is a High-Born Lady"
(1886) (uncredited)
Written by Barney Fagan
Played at the beginning of the first saloon scene

User Reviews

Good Movie Despite Cagney's Mushroom Hat

I don't agree with a previous poster that Bogart and Cagney looked too urban to be in a western. Not all westerners spoke with a drawl. Many came to the west to escape ore reinvent themselves. You might easily run into a New Yorker or an Englishman in a western barroom. Theodore Roosevelt went west following the simultaneous deaths of his wife and mother. The writer Robert Louis Stevenson also went west.

I'd would have played up Cagney's New Yorkisms by having him wear a derby rather than that over-sized hat he wore. Let him be from New York. Not all westerners wore what was thought as typical western garb. Bat Masterson was quite the dandy.

Poor Bogart. In the 1930's he was desperately trying out a wide range of parts and acting styles. He was good as the villain, but wasn't yet the Bogie that became iconic. I've never seen the movie, but I understand he played a vampire in one movie. Wow! Poor Bogart.

That said, 'Oklahoma Kid' an entertaining movie. I love Cagney's anarchist-populist rhetoric. How often did you hear that in a western? It's a wonder he didn't organize a labor union!