Oklahoma Badlands

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Oklahoma Badlands
Oklahoma Badlands poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Yakima Canutt
Screenplay byRobert Creighton Williams
Produced by Gordon Kay
Starring Allan Lane
Eddy Waller
Mildred Coles
Roy Barcroft
Gene Roth
Earle Hodgins
Cinematography John MacBurnie
Edited by Arthur Roberts
Music by Mort Glickman
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • February 22, 1948 (1948-02-22)
Running time
59 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Oklahoma Badlands is a 1948 American Western film directed by Yakima Canutt and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Mildred Coles, Roy Barcroft, Gene Roth and Earle Hodgins. The film was released on February 22, 1948 by Republic Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Ken Rawlins is talking to his ranch foreman, Nugget, about the recent murder of his father. Rustlers show up and steal a herd of cattle. Frustrated at the situation, Ken Rawlins sends a message off to his friend, Rocky Lane, asking for help. Shortly afterwards, he is murdered by one of the rustlers while his ranch-hand, Sharkey, keeps him distracted.

Nugget reveals to newspaperman Oliver Budge that there is another heir to the ranch, Leslie Rawlins from out east, and that they are coming in on the stage. The rustlers attempt to stop the stage to kill Rawlins, but are stopped when Lane arrives. He then finds out that Rawlins is a woman and decides to take advantage of everyone believing her to be a man. He takes her place as the new heir and has her pose as his housekeeper to keep her safe while he investigates the murders.

They arrive at the ranch to find the workers ready to walk out. Sharkey picks a fight with Lane, but Lane beats him and gives him his owed pay before firing him. The rest of the ranch-hands agree to stay on and give him a chance to fix the situation at the ranch. Nugget is unhappy with his new "housekeeper" but Rawlins puts up with him to keep maintaining their cover. Nugget tells Lane that they owe a debt on the ranch and the payment is due tomorrow.

Sharkey goes to Budge, who is the mastermind behind the rustlers, who admits that he bought up the note on the ranch so he can seize it when they fail to pay. He sends Sharkey and henchman Sanders to kill Lane so he can't pay off the debt. They leave a letter to lure him into an ambush. Nugget holds Lane up at the ranch to teach him how to shoot and ride horses, believing him to be the city-raised Rawlins. Lane eventually manages to get rid of Nugget and goes to meet the ambush. Sharkey tries to trick Lane into disarming the same way he did to Ken Rawlins, but it fails and they end up in a shoot-out. Sharkey is killed, but Sanders gets away.

Sanders, who was the one to stop the stage on its way in, reveals to Budge that Lane isn't the real Leslie Rawlins. Lane and Nugget discover the rustlers changed the brands on their cattle to hide them and make plans to steal them back. Nugget unknowingly reveals their plan to Budge, who tells Sanders to stop them. Sanders and his rustlers try to stop the ranch-hands from moving the cattle, but Lane shows up and helps fight them off.

Budge has his men steal the money for the ranch from Lane. He then hires an actor to pretend to be Leslie Rawlins's uncle to expose that Lane is an imposter. The sheriff takes him into custody. Nugget remembers Lane's name as the friend Ken Rawlins had sent for and goes to stop him from being arrested. Together, they rescue the real Leslie Rawlins from Sanders and catch both him and Budge. Nugget then learns that the "housekeeper" he's been feuding with is in reality the owner of the ranch and his new boss.

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References

  1. ↑ "Oklahoma Badlands (1948) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ Hal Erickson (2015). "Oklahoma-Badlands - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Oklahoma Badlands". Afi.com. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
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