The Wildcatter (1937)
Overview
Eager to take advantage of a new oil boom, "Lucky" Conlon leaves his gas station and diner for Texas, with his wife Helen's blessing. In Texas, Lucky wins enough money in roulette to lease a parcel of land, and he and his friend "Smiley" begin drilling. Julia Frayne, whom Lucky met while gambling, turns out to be the daughter of oil tycoon Tom Frayne, who is eager to buy out the leases of the growing number of independent drillers, called "wildcatters," in order to hold a monopoly on the local oil fields.
Cast
Scott Kolk
'Lucky' Conlon
Jean Rogers
Helen Conlon
J. Scott Smart
Smiley
Suzanne Kaaren
Julia Frayne
Russell Hicks
Tom Frayne
Ward Bond
Johnson
Wallis Clark
Torrance
Milburn Stone
Ed
William Gould
Real Estate Agent
Robert McKenzie
Bill Webster
Hattie McDaniel
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