The Boy from Oklahoma

The Boy from Oklahoma

The Boy from Oklahoma

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The Boy from Oklahoma

"Scared of guns and afraid of gals -- what kind of sheriff are you?"

1954

1h 27m

5.7(9 votes)

Western

Overview

A town despot makes a guileless patsy the sheriff, lives to regret it.

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Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast & Crew

15 members

Acting

Will Rogers Jr.

Sheriff Tom Brewster

Will Rogers Jr.

Acting

Nancy Olson

Katie Brannigan

Nancy Olson

Acting

Lon Chaney Jr.

Crazy Charlie (as Lon Chaney)

Lon Chaney Jr.

Acting

Anthony Caruso

Barney Turlock

Anthony Caruso

Acting

Slim Pickens

Shorty

Slim Pickens

Acting

Wallace Ford

Walter "Wally" Higgins

Wallace Ford

Acting

Merv Griffin

Steve

Merv Griffin

Acting

Clem Bevans

Amiel "Pop" Pruty

Clem Bevans

Acting

Louis Jean Heydt

Paul Evans

Louis Jean Heydt

Acting

Sheb Wooley

Pete Martin

Sheb Wooley

Acting

Tyler MacDuff

Billy the Kid

No Image

Acting

James Griffith

Joe Downey

James Griffith

Acting

Denver Pyle

Bagley

Denver Pyle

Acting

Charles Watts

Harry

Charles Watts

Acting

Skip Torgerson

Johnny Neil

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