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  • The Gentleman from Arizona (1939)
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    71 min | Drama, Western
The Gentleman from Arizona (1939)
Passed
71 min | Drama, Western

Advertised as the first movie shot entirely in Arizona, which it wasn't (the first movie shot in Arizona, that is) by several country miles and years, and featuring Arizonians such as ten-year-old Ruth Reece, a singer on radio station KOY,...See moreAdvertised as the first movie shot entirely in Arizona, which it wasn't (the first movie shot in Arizona, that is) by several country miles and years, and featuring Arizonians such as ten-year-old Ruth Reece, a singer on radio station KOY, and Doc Pardee, a horse trainer who also had the reputation as the fastest talking rodeo announcer in the profession, the story takes place on the Coburn Ranch (played by the real Gillespie Ranch in southern Arizona), a cattle empire that stretches over many thousand of acres, but has fallen on hard times because the owner, "Wild Bill" Coburn, owes the government $80,000 in back taxes. Coburn sees two solutions to the problem; one is for his thoroughbred, Sky Lancer, to win the Arizona Derby, and the other is to have his daughter Georgia marry the wealthy "Van" Van Wyck, whose horse, "The Gem" is Sky Lancer's only rival for the derby purse. Roving cowhands Pokey and Pee Wee arrive at the ranch and are given jobs because Pokey is the only man who can ride Sky Rex (Rex Jr., who may or may not have been the son of the original Rex, King of the Wild Horses), an outlaw horse just brought in from the range. Pokey falls in love with Georgia, and makes friends with little Juanita, Coburn's other daughter. Pokey and Georgia accidentally discover that Sky Rex can beat Sky Lancer but keep the information to themselves. Van Wyck, determined that Sky Lancer lose the race so that Georgia will have to marry him to save the old homestead, poisons Sky Lancer on the morning of the race. Georgia and Pokey race to the track with Sky Rex. Can an untrained wild horse of the range win the Arizona Derby racing against thoroughbreds? Does Tarzan go bare-footed in the jungle? Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writers
Earl Haley (story and screenplay) | Jack O'Donnell (story and screenplay)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
John W. Boyle (as John Boyle)
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Dec 25, 1939 (United States)

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14 cast members
Name Known for
John 'Dusty' King
Pokey Sanders (as John King) Pokey Sanders (as John King)   See fewer
J. Farrell MacDonald
Wild Bill Coburn Wild Bill Coburn   See fewer
Joan Barclay
Georgia Coburn Georgia Coburn   See fewer
Ruth Reece
Juanita Coburn Juanita Coburn   See fewer
Craig Reynolds
'Van' Van Wyck 'Van' Van Wyck   See fewer
Nora Lane
Martha Martha   See fewer
Doc Pardee
Doc Pardee - Rodeo Announcer Doc Pardee - Rodeo Announcer   See fewer
Ross Santee
Ross Santee Ross Santee   See fewer
Adrianna Galvez
Senorita Adrianna Senorita Adrianna   See fewer
Johnnie Morris
Pee Wee (as John Morris) Pee Wee (as John Morris)   See fewer
Sherry Hall
The Gimp The Gimp   See fewer
Buck
Buck the Dog Buck the Dog   See fewer
Golden Westerners
Musicians Musicians   See fewer
Rex Jr.
Sky Rex Sky Rex   See fewer
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