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The Wildcatter (1937)

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.
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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.

Rating:NR
Genre:Drama
Directed By:Lewis D. Collins
Written By:Charles Logue
In Theaters:6/6/1937
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Runtime:58 minutes
Studio:Universal Pictures

Cast

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Lewis D. Collins

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Scott Kolk

'Lucky' Conlon

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Jean Rogers

Helen Conlon

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J. Scott Smart

Smiley

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Suzanne Kaaren

Julia Frayne

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Russell Hicks

Tom Frayne

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Ward Bond

Johnson

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Wallis Clark

Torrance

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Jack Powell

Joe Tinker

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Milburn Stone

Ed

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William Gould

Real Estate Agent

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Robert McKenzie

Bill Webster

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