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Feb 22, 2019 · With Hassie Harrison, Ali Cobrin, Austin Nichols, Lane Garrison. "The Iron Orchard" is the story of Jim McNeely, a young man thrust into the vibrant and brutal West Texas oilfields in 1939, who works his way through the ranks to ultimately become a formidable wildcatter.
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Jan 27, 2019 · Plot: What's the story about? The story of Jim McNeely (Lane Garrison), a young man thrust into the vibrant and brutal West Texas oilfields in 1939. In a state gushing with oil and filled with ambition, McNeely settles into a small-town community that is slowly overcoming the trauma of the Great Depression.
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Feb 28, 2019 · Film Review: ‘The Iron Orchard’. The cult-favorite novel about Texas oil men finally reaches the screen via a respectable but somewhat strained independent production. By Joe Leydon.
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Feb 22, 2019 · “The Iron Orchard” tells the story of a Fort Worth native who heads to the West Texas oil fields in the 1930s. He buys a company, drills a well and becomes a successful “wildcatter” – the term for a prospector who drills exploratory oil wells.
Sep 8, 2019 · The Iron Orchard is based on Tom Pendleton’s acclaimed historical fiction novel about the Texas oil Industry. The story follows the ups and downs of the life of Jim McNeely (Lane Garrison) over a period of 20 years as he tries to claim his own piece of the Texas oil empire.
The Iron Orchard is the story of Jim McNeely, a young man thrust into the vibrant and brutal West Texas oilfields in 1939, who works his way through the ranks to ultimately become a formidable wildcatter.
View. summary. Originally published in 1966 under the pen name Tom Pendleton, The Iron Orchard garnered a cult following for its authentic representation of the people and business of the Texas and American Southwest oil fields. Now available again in a new edition, The Iron Orchard tells the story of a young Texan, Jim McNeely, who is ...
