Take Me Back to Oklahoma (1940)

Storm is out to wreck Ace's stage line. When Tex arrives to help Ace, Storm brings in hired killer Mule Bates. But Tex and Bates know each other and the two devise a plan to fool Storm.

Director:

Albert Herman (as Al Herman)

Writer:

Robert Emmett Tansey (screenplay) (as Robert Emmett)

Stars:

Tex Ritter, Karl Hackett, Bob Wills

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tex Ritter	...	Tex Lawton
Bob Wills	...	Bob Wills
Slim Andrews	...	Slim Hunkapillar
Terry Walker	...	Jane Winters
Robert McKenzie	...	Deacon Ames (as Bob McKenzie)
Karl Hackett	...	Storm
Donald Curtis	...	Henchman Snapper
Gene Alsace	...	Henchman Red
Olin Francis	...	Mule Bates
Carleton Young	...	Ace Hutchinson (as Carlton Young)
George Eldredge	...	Sheriff
Johnny Lee Wills	...	Texas Playboy Bass Player (as Johnnie Lee Wills)
Leon McAuliffe	...	Texas Playboy Steel Guitar Player
Son Caz Lansford	...	Texas Playboy
Wayne Johnson	...	Texas Playboy

Storyline

Storm is out to wreck Ace's stage line. When Tex arrives to help Ace, Storm brings in hired killer Mule Bates. But Tex and Bates know each other and the two devise a plan to fool Storm.

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Plot Keywords:

stagecoach | robberies | 

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Taglines:

Wanted by the law...marked by the lawless...betrayed by his best friend...but you can't stop a Texan while there's a song on his lips...and lead slugs in his six guns!

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 November 1940 (USA)

Also Known As:

Oklahoma Bound

Filming Locations:

Garner Ranch, Mountain Center, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Edward F. Finney Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

57 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The earliest documented telecasts of this film took place in New York City Tuesday 16 November 1948 on WCBS (Channel 2) and in Los Angeles Monday 10 July 1950 on KTSL (Channel 2).

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Connections

Featured in Cowboy Legends: 50 Movie MegaPack (2016)

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Soundtracks

Kalamity Kate
by Lew Porter and Johnny Lange

User Reviews

Good songs, shame about the plot

Tex , Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys all seem pretty matey. They spend large chunks of this movie roaring with laughter and back slapping for no obvious reason.

It doesn't matter though because their obvious enjoyment of everything that isn't happening is infectious! To supplement the (better than average) musical numbers, there is an assortment of standard B western ingredients, apparently chucked in at random with little regard for credibility.

In one scene, comic relief Slim Andrews is trapped inside a Tardis-type paybooth, lassooed and dragged across the prairie by bad guys after the concert takings. Incidentally, the character he plays is Slim Hunkapillar. What a great name! Can't be too many of those in West London: Hunkapillars I mean, not Slims.