''The Oklahoma Kid'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by

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and starring

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, Vivian Bay and Henry Roquemore. It was produced as a second feature for release by the independent Poverty Row company Syndicate Film Exchange.Pitts, p. 395.

Synopsis

The Kid is sent from

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to New Mexico to collect a consignment of cattle, where he counters a gang of outlaws.

Cast

as Bob, the Oklahoma Kid * Vivian Bay as Grace Standing *

as Gang Leader Petty * Tom Bay as Pete Gibbs * Henry Roquemore as Mr Standing * Walter Patterson as Henchman

References

Bibliography

* Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940''. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

* * * * 1929 films 1929 Western (genre) films American silent feature films Silent American Western (genre) films American black-and-white films 1920s English-language films Films directed by J. P. McGowan Films set in New Mexico 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub