Cyclone of the Saddle
Cast & Crew
Elmer Clifton
Rex Lease
Janet Chandler
Bobby Nelson
Yakima Canutt
Helen Gibson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Andy Thomas, a member of the United States Cavalry, goes undercover in order to stop a gang of outlaws who are selling guns and whiskey to the Indians and are conspiring with them to rob passing wagon trains. Introducing himself as "Johnson," Andy hooks up with a wagon train, whose members include a young boy named Dick, his pretty older sister Sue, and their parents. The next day, while Dickie is out riding, his horse, Black Fox, sees a group of menacing Indians and whinnies in order to warn Dickie, who races back to the wagon train to sound the alarm. A gun and arrow battle ensues in which Dickie and Sue's father is killed. After Pa's funeral, two outlaws, Cherokee Carter and his partner, Snake, infiltrate the wagon train by posing as victims of the Indian attack in need of protection. Cherokee harasses Sue and challenges Andy's riding skill by betting that he cannot stay on top of one of Cherokee's wild ponies. Andy succeeds in riding the pony, earning the nickname "Cyclone of the Saddle," and Cherokee vows revenge. Dickie, Sue and Ma return safely to their homestead, but Cherokee shows up to menace Sue, and Dickie shoots him in the hand. A furious Cherokee kills two Indian braves, steals their ponies, and then plants them on Dickie and Sue's homestead. When the Indians arrive to reclaim their property, they kidnap Dickie and Black Fox. Black Fox manages to escape, however, and, carrying an Indian charm in his mouth, he goes straight to Andy. Cherokee lies to the Indian chief Yellow Wolf, telling him that other white men killed the braves. The Indians prepare to attack, while Andy, disguised in Indian garb, rescues Dickie and sends him to the fort to alert the soldiers to the impending battle. After a brief fight, the Indians surrender and express their willingness to sign a new peace treaty. Realizing that they had been duped by Cherokee, they request that he be delivered to them to face judgment by the "Great Spirt in the Sky." Andy and Sue embrace in a meadow, and he promises to build her a house by the river as soon as his enlistment is over.
Director
Elmer Clifton
Cast
Rex Lease
Janet Chandler
Bobby Nelson
Yakima Canutt
Helen Gibson
Milburn Moranti
Chick Davis
Chief Standing Bear
Chief Thunder Cloud
George Chesebro
Art Mix
Bill Desmond
Black Fox, The Scholar Horse
Range Ranglers Band
George Morrell
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
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Notes
Although the opening credits of the viewed print included a 1935 copyright statement, the title was not listed in the copyright catalog. According to modern sources, the cast also included Glenn Strange (Band singer/townsman).
