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Oklahoma! is a 1955 American musical film based on the 1943 musical of the same name by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, which in turn was based on the 1931 play Green Grow the Lilacs written by Lynn Riggs.
Oklahoma!: Directed by Fred Zinnemann. With Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson, Charlotte Greenwood. In Oklahoma, several farmers, cowboys and a traveling salesman compete for the romantic favors of various local ladies.
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Oklahoma! (1955) - Turner Classic Movies. 2h 28m1955. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Pride and a lecherous ranch hand stand between an amorous cowboy and his farm girl sweetheart. Cast & Crew. Read More. Fred Zinnemann. Director. Gordon Macrae. Curly. Gloria Grahame.
The blockbuster film adaptation of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! premiered at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City on October 11, 1955. The film was the first ever shot and presented in the Todd-AO 70mm Widescreen format, which required some theatres to have their screen areas renovated.
In Oklahoma, several farmers, cowboys and a traveling salesman compete for the romantic favors of various local ladies. In the Oklahoma territory at the turn of the twentieth century, two young cowboys vie with a violent ranch hand and a traveling peddler for the hearts of the women they love.
Synopsis. Stills from the 1955 Film. ACT ONE. In the territory of Oklahoma, just after the turn of the century, Aunt Eller sits churning butter on the porch of her family’s farm. Curly, a handsome cowboy, comes to call (“Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin’”).
