Richard Arlen is an out of work oil man who wanders into a county looking for its first oil strike. When he stumbles upon a location for a good strike he ends up clashing with bad guy Buster Crabbe and a couple of con artists, one of which is a sexy brunette whom he falls in love with. Low budget programmer is full of cheap sets and rear screen projection, which helps the film to exude a certain amount of charm. Things are helped along by a fantastic cast of supporting players, including Elisha Cook Jr and William Frawley, that manage to sell the silly bits. It's a rip roaring tale with enough action for a film almost twice its length. While it's probably not going to be one of your favorite films of all time, it will entertain the hell out of you and be one of those films you remember fondly enough to re-watch when you run across it a second time.
Review of Wildcat
