War of the Wildcats or In Old Oklahoma (1943) â John Wayne John Wayne as Daniel Somers Martha Scott as Catherine Allen Albert Dekker as Jim "Hunk" Gardner George "Gabby" Hayes as Desprit Dean Marjorie Rambeau as Bessie Baxter Dale Evans as "Cuddles" Walker Grant Withers as Richardson Sidney Blackmer as Teddy Roosevelt Director: Albert S. Rogell Studio: Republic Productions Cowboy Dan Somers and oilman Jim "Hunk" Gardner compete for oil lease rights on Indian land in Oklahoma, as well as for the favors of schoolteacher Cathy Allen.