The Oklahoma Cyclone (1930)
Hard riding, hard fighting and straight shooting- the West in all its primitive strength- that's the background for "Oklahoma Cyclone."
A cowboy looking for his missing father, poses as an outlaw and joins the gang he thinks is responsible.
- Date of release
- 1930-08-08
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 6m
- Genres
- Action, Western
- Director
- John P. McCarthy
Casting
- Bob Steele — Jim Smith aka The Oklahoma Cyclone
- Rita Rey — Carmelita Carlos
- Al St. John — Slim
- Charles King — McKim - aka Black Diablo
- Slim Whitaker — Rawhide - Henchman
- Cliff Lyons — Henchman
- N.E. Hendrix — Shorty - Henchman (as Shorty Hendricks)
- Hector V. Sarno — Don Pablo Carlos (as Hector Sarno)
Interesting facts
Oklahoma Cyclone is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film directed by John P. McCarthy that is a forerunner of the singing cowboy genre. It stars Bob Steele in his second talking picture playing the title role and singing. The film was released by Tiffany Pictures. The film was remade as Song of the Gringo.
Production
John P. McCarthy was the director of Oklahoma Cyclone, and he and Ford Beebe were the film's writers. Trem Carr was the producer for Trem Carr Productions.
Al St. John sang "The Lavender Cowboy" (Music by Ewen Hail, lyrics by Harold Hersey) in the film.
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