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{{short description|1930 film}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Oklahoma Cyclone
| name = Oklahoma Cyclone
| image =
| image = Oklahoma Cyclone FilmPoster.jpeg
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| caption = Theatrical release poster
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| caption =
| director = [[John P. McCarthy]]
| director = [[John P. McCarthy]]
| producer = [[Trem Carr]] (producer)
| producer = [[Trem Carr]] (producer)
| writer = [[John P. McCarthy]] (story)
| writer = [[John P. McCarthy]] (story)
| narrator =
| starring = See below
| starring = See below
| music =
| music =
| cinematography = [[M.A. Anderson]]<br>[[Hap Depew]]
| cinematography = [[M.A. Anderson]]<br>[[Hap Depew]]
| editing = [[Fred Allen]]
| editing = [[Fred Allen (film editor)|Fred Allen]]
| distributor =
| distributor = [[Tiffany Pictures]]
| released = 8 August 1930
| released = {{Film date|1930|08|08}}
| runtime = 66 minutes
| runtime = 66 minutes
| country = [[USA]]
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| budget =
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'''''Oklahoma Cyclone''''' is a 1930 American [[pre-Code]] [[Western (genre)|Western]] film directed by [[John P. McCarthy]] that is a forerunner of the [[singing cowboy]] genre. It stars [[Bob Steele (actor)|Bob Steele]] in his second talking picture playing the title role and singing.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Aquila |first1=Richard |title=The Sagebrush Trail: Western Movies and Twentieth-Century America |date=2015-04-16 |publisher=University of Arizona Press |isbn=978-0-8165-3178-3 |page=106 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hv91BgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Oklahoma+Cyclone%22+1930&pg=PA106 |access-date=June 30, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The film was released by [[Tiffany Pictures]]. The film was remade as ''[[Song of the Gringo]]''.


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==Plot==
'''''Oklahoma Cyclone''''' is a 1930 American film directed by [[John P. McCarthy]].
A cowboy pretends to be an outlaw in order to become a member of the gang that killed his sheriff father.<ref name="am">{{cite web |last1=Wollstein |first1=Hans J. |title=Oklahoma Cyclone (1930) |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/oklahoma-cyclone-v36107 |website=AllMovie |access-date=June 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210630022056/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/oklahoma-cyclone-v36107 |archive-date=June 30, 2021}}</ref>

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== Plot summary ==
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== Cast ==
== Cast ==
*[[Bob Steele]] as Jimmy Henderson / Jim Smith
*[[Bob Steele (actor)|Bob Steele]] as Jimmy Henderson / Jim Smith
*[[Rita Rey]] as Carmelita Carlos
*[[Rita Rey]] as Carmelita Carlos
*[[Al St. John]] as Slim
*[[Al St. John]] as Slim
*[[Charles King]] as McKim / Black Diablo
*[[Charles King (character actor)|Charles King]] as McKim / Black Diablo
*[[Slim Whitaker]] as Henchman Rawhide
*[[Slim Whitaker]] as Henchman Rawhide
*[[Cliff Lyons]] as Henchman
*[[Cliff Lyons (actor)|Cliff Lyons]] as Henchman
*[[N.E. Hendrix]] as Henchman Shorty
*[[N.E. Hendrix]] as Henchman Shorty
*[[Hector Sarno]] as Don Pablo Carlos
*[[Hector Sarno]] as Don Pablo Carlos
*[[Emilio Fernández]] as Pancho Gomez


== Soundtrack ==
==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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oklahoma Cyclone (1930) |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/11073-OKLAHOMA-CYCLONE?sid=98480d3e-dc79-46a9-9859-394cff9218fc&sr=11.298477&cp=1&pos=0 |website=American Film Institute |access-date=June 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210630023807/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/11073-OKLAHOMA-CYCLONE?sid=98480d3e-dc79-46a9-9859-394cff9218fc&sr=11.298477&cp=1&pos=0 |archive-date=June 30, 2021}}</ref>
*Al St. John - "[[The Lavender Cowboy]]" (Music by [[Ewen Hail]], lyrics by [[Harold Hersey]])

[[Al St. John]] sang "[[The Lavender Cowboy]]" (Music by [[Ewen Hail]], lyrics by [[Harold Hersey]]) in the film.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Duchemin |first1=Michael |title=New Deal Cowboy: Gene Autry and Public Diplomacy |date=2016-09-22 |publisher=University of Oklahoma Press |isbn=978-0-8061-5671-2 |page=64 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rq4DDQAAQBAJ&dq=%22Oklahoma+Cyclone%22+1930&pg=PA64 |access-date=June 30, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|id=0021202|title=Oklahoma Cyclone}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0021202|title=Oklahoma Cyclone}}
*{{Internet Archive film|id=TheOklahomaCyclone|name=Oklahoma Cyclone}}
*{{Internet Archive film|id=TheOklahomaCyclone|name=Oklahoma Cyclone}}

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{{John P. McCarthy}}


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Latest revision as of 19:26, 1 June 2024

Oklahoma Cyclone
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn P. McCarthy
Written byJohn P. McCarthy (story)
Produced byTrem Carr (producer)
StarringSee below
CinematographyM.A. Anderson
Hap Depew
Edited byFred Allen
Distributed byTiffany Pictures
Release date
  • August 8, 1930 (1930-08-08)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

Plot

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

Cast

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Production

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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

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  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. ^ Wollstein, Hans J. "Oklahoma Cyclone (1930)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Oklahoma Cyclone (1930)". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  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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