Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Left, Paul Malvern, producer, Jack Marta, chief cameraman, and Joe Kane, director, all of Republic Pictures."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Carl crites, left, a retured McAlester grocer and Mr. Henson, A McAlester policeman, thoguht it would be fun to be in the movie."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "They have a Hollywood look here, but they're really McAlester folks. Frank Dellar, left, is assistant manager of McAlester chamber of commerce and agriculture. He plays the ole of a surveyor in the picture. Jack Wood is a state highway department employee in the McAlester office. He is duded up as a bit playing gentleman of 1850's and had a lot of fun, too."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Forrest Tucker is the star of "Rock Island Trail," and he was so elated at getting the lead role after 10 years in films he brought his movie from Washington to see him at work."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Pepper Martin in his hey day as a St. Louis Cardinal and (right) as he is today-a successful rancher near Quinton in Pittsburg county."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Rock Island rail;way broought early day equipment from as far away as Chicago to the Pittsburgh county site. This old passenger coach was used in some fight sequeence in shich a train dashed across a burning bridge."