Oklahoma! [1955 film]

by Fred Zinnemann (Director), Sonya Levien (Screenwriter), William Ludwig (Screenwriter)

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A cowboy wins his girl despite the intervention of a sinister hired hand.

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5 reviews
C (Indifferent).

Farmers and ranchers go to a dance.

Two and a half hours without enough story for 30 minutes. The only good things about this movie are Gloria Grahame's character (Annie), and Gloria Grahame's performance - which accounts for about three scenes.

(Apr. 2025)
½
classic musical celebrating frontier life on the Western plains...s favorite-- espeically several of the songs- 1955 Academy Award Winner Best Scoring of a Musical Picture and Best Sound Recording

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Canonical title
Oklahoma! [1955 film]
Original title
Oklahoma!
Original publication date
1955-10-11
People/Characters
Curly McLain; Laurey Williams; Will Parker; Ado Annie Carnes; Aunt Eller; Jud Fry (show all 11); Ali Hakim; Andrew Carnes; Gertie Cummings; Skidmore; Marshal
Important places
Oklahoma, USA (Oklahoma Territory)
Important events
Oklahoma Statehood; 1900s
Related movies
Oklahoma! (1955 | IMDb)
Original language
English

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DDC/MDS
791.43Arts & recreationRecreation, sports, and performing artsMovies, TV, VideoMotion pictures, radio, television, podcastingMotion pictures
LCC
M1505 .R63MusicMusicVocal musicSecular vocal musicDramatic music

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