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Code of the Cactus

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1939 | 56 min | Action, Western

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for action fans. If you loved Silverado, start here.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 56 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1939: an older pace and style.

When Blackton outbids Bill Carson. Bill suspects he will have to rustle cattle to fulfill the contract. So Bill arrives posing as an Mexican. When he rustles the cattle from the rustlers, it gets him into the gang. Hoping to bring them all to justice, he is in trouble when his true identity is revealed.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 531 people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Sam Newfield

  • Tim McCoyBill Carson
  • Ben CorbettMagpie
  • Dorothy ShortJoan
  • Slim WhitakerSheriff Burton
  • Ted AdamsThurston
  • Stephen ChaseJames
  • Dave O'BrienBob Swane
  • Forrest TaylorBlackton
  • Bob TerryHenchman Lefty
  • Frank WayneHenchman Jake