The Boy from Oklahoma

"Scared of guns and afraid of gals -- what kind of sheriff are you?"

Feb 27 1954 Approved 1h 27m
Western

A town despot makes a guileless patsy the sheriff, lives to regret it.

Plot

Tom Brewster, handy with a rope but not a gun, rides into town and mails his lawyer's exam. When his lack of ability with a gun is exposed, the town boss Turlock offers him the job of Sheriff but he refuses. When the mail is robbed leaving him without a job to ride to, he changes his mind. But Turlock has misjudged Tom and Tom without a gun is soon on the trail of the former Sheriff's killer and who it will lead to.

Written by

Michael Fessier, Frank Davis, Winston Miller

Directed by

Michael Curtiz

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
476
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA