Take Me Back to Oklahoma
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Cast
- Tex RitterTex RitterWoodward Maurice Ritter , better known as Tex Ritter, was an American country music singer and movie actor popular from the mid-1930s into the 1960s, and the patriarch of the Ritter family in acting...
as Tex Lawton - Bob WillsBob WillsJames Robert Wills , better known as Bob Wills, was an American Western Swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader, considered by music authorities as the co-founder of Western Swing and universally known as the pioneering King of Western Swing.Bob Wills' name will forever be associated with...
as Himself, leader Texas Playboys - Slim Andrews as Slim Hunkapillar
- Terry Walker as Jane Winters
- Robert McKenzieRobert McKenzie (actor)Robert McKenzie was an Irish film actor. He appeared in over 310 films between 1915 and 1946.McKenzie was married to actress Eva McKenzie until his death from a heart attack in 1949. The two appeared as husband and wife in The Three Stooges film The Yoke's on Me...
as Deacon Ames - Karl Hackett as Storm
- Donald Curtis as Henchman Snapper
- Gene Alsace as Henchman Red
- Olin Francis as Mule Bates
- Carleton YoungCarleton YoungCarleton Scott Young was an American character actor born in New York City, New York and known for his deep voice.-Private life:...
as Ace Hutchinson - George EldredgeGeorge EldredgeGeorge Eldredge was an American character actor. Although he never became a major performer, Eldredge played in over 180 movies during a career that stretched from the 1930s to the early 1960s. He also had a prolific television career during the '50's...
as Sheriff - Johnny Lee Wills as Texas Playboy
- Leon McAuliffeLeon McAuliffeLeon McAuliffe , born William Leon McAuliffe, was an American Western swing musician from Houston, Texas...
as Texas Playboy - Son Caz Lansford as Texas Playboy
- Wayne JohnsonWayne JohnsonWayne Johnson is an American jazz and acoustic guitarist based in Southern California. Johnson won a joint Grammy Award in 2004 for his contribution to the album Pink Guitar, which featured the songs of composer Henry Mancini....
as Texas Playboy - Eldon ShamblinEldon ShamblinEldon Shamblin was an American guitarist and arranger, particularly important to the development of Western swing music as one of the first electric guitarists in a popular dance band....
as Texas Playboy - White Flash as Tex's Horse
Soundtrack
- "Village Blacksmith" (by Lew PorterLew PorterLew Porter was an American composer and songwriter, contributing to the soundtrack of 72 films....
and Johnny LangeJohnny LangeJohnny Lange was a songwriter, author and publisher. He was educated in a Philadelphia high school. He joined the music staff at film studios in 1937 and resumed his film music career in 1946 and 1947. He also wrote special material for night club singers, and the "Ice Capades of 1950"...
) - "Kalamity Kate" (by Lew Porter and Johnny Lange)
- "You Are My Sunshine" (by Jimmie DavisJimmie DavisJames Houston Davis , better known as Jimmie Davis, was a noted singer of both sacred and popular songs who served two nonconsecutive terms as the 47th Governor of Louisiana...
and Charles MitchellCharles Mitchell (songwriter)Charles Mitchell is a songwriter, best known as a collaborator with Jimmie Davis. Davis's best known composition, "You Are My Sunshine", was co-written by Mitchell.- References :...
) - "Good Old Oklahoma" (by Bob WillsBob WillsJames Robert Wills , better known as Bob Wills, was an American Western Swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader, considered by music authorities as the co-founder of Western Swing and universally known as the pioneering King of Western Swing.Bob Wills' name will forever be associated with...
) - "Take Me Back To Tulsa" (by Bob Wills)
- "Going Indian" (by Bob Wills)
- "Lone Star Rag" (by Bob Wills)
- "Bob Wills Special" (by Bob Wills)