Republic Pictures
Not part of a collection.
Old Oklahoma Plains
One-time cavalry officer Rex Allen, between jobs as a star rodeo rider, is asked by his former commanding officer, Colonel Bigelow, to help settle a dispute between the army and local ranchers. The cavalry has commandeered a large parcel of land needed to test their newly-designed tank and prominent rancher Jenson has encited the locals to rebel at this intrusion. It is up to Rex and his sidekick, Slim, to thwart Jenson and convince the residents that these army tests are essential.
- Original title
- Old Oklahoma Plains
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- —
CinemaSerf
Jun 15, 2022 · via TMDB
Rex Allen is pretty much playing himself in this light-weight comedy western. He is drafted into help make peace between some local landowners and the army. The latter, you see, have appropriated some land so they can test some new equipment and local rancher "Jensen" (Roy Barcroft) has done a bit of agitating amongst the disgruntled community. It's only an hour long, but aside from some action photography with a mini-tank that races across the desert like a little beetle, this film is little better than a low budget vehicle for the star, and Slim Pickens, to have some fun. Along the way, we get a couple of fairly lengthy ditties "Dese Bones" and "The Lonesome Road" (accompanied by the Republic Rhythm Riders) before an ending to a story that is just about as thin as it is possible to get. It is amusing now and again, Pickens has charisma, but I am afraid that "Koko" (the horse) was probably the only critter of merit in this otherwise standard B-feature.
User reviews courtesy of TMDB.
Rex Allen
Rex Allen
Slim Pickens
Slim
Koko
Koko
Elaine Edwards
Terry Ramsey
Roy Barcroft
Arthur Jensen
John Crawford
Chuck Ramsey
Joel Marston
Lieutenant Spike Connors
Russell Hicks
Colonel Charles Bigelow
Fred Graham
Henchman Cameron
Stephen Chase
Geneal William Parker
William Witney
Director
Frontiers of '49
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
Kelly's Heroes
Tomahawk
Homicide Hunter: Never Give Up
The Conquering Horde
In Old Monterey
Golgo 13: The Professional
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Report from the Aleutians
Run of the Arrow
A Bullet for Rommel
Wolves of the Rail
Seminole
In the Army Now
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
The Pregnant Tree and the Goblin
Ultimate Sacrifices: CPT. Jennifer Moreno
Navigator: Lt. Col. Ken Murray
Popular Science J-8-1
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Hud
The Alamo
The Horse Soldiers
Jubal
The Last Sunset
They Died with Their Boots On
The Comancheros
Canyon Passage
The Quick and the Dead
The Tall Men
The Violent Men
Ramrod
Man Without a Star
Gunslingers
Wild Rovers
Run of the Arrow
Monte Walsh
The Fighting Kentuckian
The Kentuckian
Jul 25, 1952
