Addison "Jack" Randall (1906-1945) was a singing cowboy in a number of his early western, but soon transitioned into a typical cowboy hero. His older brother was Robert Livingston, one of the original Three Mesquiteers who had also played the Lone Ranger and Zorro. Randall appeared in thirty-five films over a nine-year career. In the early Forties, he changed his stage name to Alan Byron, hoping to boost his career; it did not work. He was married to actress Barbara Bennett, sister of Constance Bennett and Joan Bennett. He died after a fall from a horse while filming The Royal Mounted Rides Again; exactly what happened remains unclear: some claim he fell while tryong to recover a hat he had dropped, other state that he had had a heart attack before falling.
In Oklahoma Terror, a crooked land dealer has discovered the gift that just keeps on giving: after selling a piece of property, he has his henchmen drive off the new owners, allowing him to sell the property again. As the movie opens, they have just driven off the fourth owners of a ranch. Well, this sort of shenanigans just will not hold, and rancher Jack Ridgley (Randall) and his buddy, "Fuzzy" Glass (Al "Fuzzy" St. John), are determined to put an end to the criminous activities.
The featured eye candy in this flick is Virginia Carroll, who appeared in a long string of B-westerns with such actors as Tex Ritter, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Johnny Mack Brown, Bill Elliott, and Whip Wilson; Carroll was married to Dick Tracy actor Ralph Byrd from 1936 until his death in 1957. Also featured in the film are Davison Clark (most of whose 152 IMDb film credits were in uncredited roles) as Cartwright, the grasping land dealer; Don Rowan (Flash Gordan Conquers the Universe, Toigh Kid. Brother Orchid); Glenn Strange (although he was in hundreds of westerns, he may best be remembered for playing the Frankenstein monster in three films from Universal -- House of Frankenstein, House of Dracula, and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein); Tristram Coffin (King of the Rocket Men, Creature with the Atomic Brain, The Corpse Vanishes); and Rusty as Rusty the Wonder Horse (in thirteen Jack Randall westerns). Filling out the bill in named roles are Warren McCollum, Ralph Peters, and Nolan Willis.
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennett (The Adventures of Sir Galahad, Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere, Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom). Written by George Waggner as "Joseph West" (The Fighting Kentuckian, Phantom of Chinatown, Father Steps Out), from an original story by the film's producer, Lindsley Parsons (Headin' for the Rio Grande, Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts. The Utah Kid).
So, holster your six-shooter, partner, and saddle up to meet The Oklahoma Terror.
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