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Oklahoma Cyclone

1930 film

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.[1] The film was released by Tiffany Pictures. The film was remade as Song of the Gringo.

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Plot

A cowboy pretends to be an outlaw in order to become a member of the gang that killed his sheriff father.[2]

Cast

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.[3]

Al St. John sang "The Lavender Cowboy" (Music by Ewen Hail, lyrics by Harold Hersey) in the film.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Aquila, Richard (April 16, 2015). The Sagebrush Trail: Western Movies and Twentieth-Century America. University of Arizona Press. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-8165-3178-3. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  2. [2]
    Wollstein, Hans J. "Oklahoma Cyclone (1930)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Oklahoma Cyclone (1930)". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  4. [4]
    Duchemin, Michael (September 22, 2016). New Deal Cowboy: Gene Autry and Public Diplomacy. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-8061-5671-2. Retrieved June 30, 2021.


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