The Tioga Kid (1948)

"The Tioga Kid" is a remake of 1946's "Driftin' Kid" with only slight plot changes - hero Eddie Dean now has an identical twin brother working with the outlaws of stock from the original, ... See full summary »

Director:

Ray Taylor

Writer:

Ed Earl Repp (screenplay)

Stars:

Eddie Dean, Flash, Roscoe Ates

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Eddie Dean	...	Clip Mason aka The Tioga Kid / Eddie Dean
Flash	...	Eddie's Horse
Roscoe Ates	...	Soapy Jones
Jennifer Holt	...	Jenny Morgan
Dennis Moore	...	Joe Morino
Lee Bennett	...	Henchman Tucson
William Fawcett	...	Tennessee (as Bill Fawcett)
Eddie Parker	...	Henchman Clem
Bob Woodward	...	Henchman Trigger
Wylie Grant	...	Henchman Sam (as Louis Corbett)
Terry Frost	...	Ranger Captain
Andy Parker	...	Ranger Andy / Musician
The Plainsmen	...	Singing Rangers

Storyline

"The Tioga Kid" is a remake of 1946's "Driftin' Kid" with only slight plot changes - hero Eddie Dean now has an identical twin brother working with the outlaws of stock from the original, all of the songs are recycled, most of the character names are the same, and the main difference is Jennifer Holt is now playing the role that Shirley Patterson had in "Driftin' River" as "Jenny Morgan," while most of the original cast - Dennis Moore, William Fawcett, Lee Bennett - are also here using the same character role names and, in some instances, the same footage. Eddie Dean and sidekick Soapy Jones return some stolen cattle (instead of horses) to Jenny Morgan, and Eddie runs off ranch hand Tucson Brown, who is working with the outlaws, led by Joe Morino, that includes Eddie's (unknown to him) twin Clint Mason/The Tioga Kid. After Jenny sees a wanted poster that makes her think Eddie is the Tioga Kid, Eddie has a hard time before bringing the gang to justice, aided by the change-of-heart ...

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Plot Keywords:

dual role | stock footage | brother | rustler | sidekick | 

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Taglines:

Six-Gun Action with the Two-Gun Kid!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Music | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 June 1948 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

54 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was PRC's last production.

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Connections

Remake of Wild Horse Stampede (1943)

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Soundtracks

"Ain't No Gal Got A Brand On Me"
Written by Pete Gates
Sung by Eddie Dean with Andy Parker and The Plainsmen

User Reviews

not as good as other Dean works

Eddie Dean is the singing cowboy here, later in his film career; with Roscoe Ates, giving one of at least fifteen performances as Dean's sidekick, Soapy Jones. They wanna help a female rancher, who's herd is being rustled with, they learn, the input of an employee of the gal. The rustlers also kill several emissaries of - and make off with - a government payroll. The Tioga Kid fits in thusly: at the beginning of the movie, he's obviously responsible for a number of misdeeds. And, he looks just like Eddie! He becomes privy to the evildoings of the gang, and demands one-third of the haul just because of what he knows. The bad guys, however, turn on him, and he ends up helping Eddie. There are three songs in this short flick: I see Dean's "men" around during two of them; but I wonder if that's a chorus of horses at the outset? I like other Dean fare more.