The read
It runs a compact 57m.
Synopsis
Wildcat riggers risk their lives in the pursuit of oil. Their jobs get even more dangerous when ruthless oil baron J.C. Anderson sets his sights on their territory. When longtime driller Dan O'Reilly falls to his death from a well tower sabotaged by Anderson's strong-arm thugs, his teenage son 'Fishtail' inherits the property and the troubles that come with it. With the help of his geologist pal, Hank Langford, the boy fights to bring in a gusher before the deed to the well-site expires.
Ratings
IMDb5.2/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Russell HoptonDirector
- Oliver WallaceOriginal Music Composer
- Sascha BaranieyScreenplay
Cast
- Frankie DarroClifford 'Fishtail' O'Reilly
- LeRoy MasonHenry 'Hank' Langford
- Gloria SheaCynthia Jackson
- Berton ChurchillJ.C. Anderson
- Stanley FieldsLefty Stevens
- Frank ShannonDan O'Reilly
- George ClevelandClemmons
- Fred 'Snowflake' ToonesSnowflake
- Dewey RobinsonHomer
- Horace B. CarpenterTom (uncredited)
- Russell HoptonJoe (uncredited)
- Lester DorrCollins (uncredited)