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Texas Wildcats

Texas Wildcats

1939Movie⏱️ 57mApproved
DramaWestern
6
IMDB Rating
76 votes

Lightning Bill Carson disguises himself as the masked outlaw known as the Phantom in order to bring to justice the man who murdered his partner, Jim Parker. That man is Jim Burrows, the richest man in the territory.

Director
Sam Newfield
Writers
N/A
Stars
Tim McCoy, Joan Barclay, Ben Corbett
Release Date
April 10, 1939
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Tim McCoy
Tim McCoy
as 'Lightning' Bill Carson
Joan Barclay
Joan Barclay
as Molly Arden
Ben Corbett
Ben Corbett
as Magpie McGillicuddy
Forrest Taylor
Forrest Taylor
as Jim Burrows
Ted Adams
Ted Adams
as Reno
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Avando Reynaldo
as Rita
Bob Terry
Bob Terry
as Mort Burrows
Dave O'Brien
Dave O'Brien
as Ed Arden
Frank Ellis
Frank Ellis
as Henchman Al
Reed Howes
Reed Howes
as Ace the Card Sharp

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Walker Ranch - 19152 Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall, California, USA
Production
Victory Pictures Corporation

🏷️ Keywords

state in titlebountysecret identitymurderertexas

🎯 Categories

DramaWestern

⭐ Featured Review

Tim With A Hood
by bkoganbing2007-07-31
5/10

"Tim McCoy, a major western star during the silent era, was now reduced to appearing in films for such independent outfits as Victory Pictures Inc. Still in those southern and western red states, fellows like McCoy were not without their appeal even if they did appear in a low quality product. Texas Wildcats finds McCoy as a Ranger gone undercover as the phantom bandit. A local father and son team have sowed just about everything up in a local town and McCoy in his outlaw activities seems to be targeting them. Nevertheless his Robin Hood reputation gains him the connection and the evidence he ..."

💡 Did You Know?

The earliest documented telecast occurred 16 September 1944 on New York City's pioneer television station WNBT (Channel 1). Post-WWII television viewers got their first look at it in both New York City and Baltimore 12 December 1948 on WCBS (Channel 2) and on WMAR (Channel 2), in Washington DC 10 March 1949 on WOIC (Channel 9), in Philadelphia 16 August 1949 on "Frontier Playhouse" on WPTZ (Channel 3), in Cincinnati 27 September 1949 on WCPO (Channel 7), and in Los Angeles 15 October 1949 on KFI (Channel 9).

📖 Synopsis

Lightning Bill Carson disguises himself as the masked outlaw known as the Phantom in order to bring to justice the man who murdered his partner, Jim Parker. That man is Jim Burrows, the richest man in the territory.