Oklahoma


Oklahoma


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Oklahoma

(1955)





Director:
Fred Zinnemann

Plot:

In the Oklahoma territory at the turn of the twentieth century, two young cowboys vie with an evil ranch hand and a traveling peddler for the hearts of the women they love.

Set in the Oklahoma territory in the early 1900s, this musical tells the story of two pairs of lovers. Curly is a cowboy who has trouble admitting his feelings to Laurey, as she does to him, because of their stubbornness. Judd, the hired hand at Laurey's farm, tries to come between them. Ado Annie is torn between Will, a cowboy who has strong feelings for her, and Ali Hakim, a peddler who's a ladies' man and doesn't want to marry her.

Just before Oklahoma became a new state, Laurey Williams notices that Curly, a handsome though shy ranch hand, has been acting strangely around her. Through some course of events, she and Curly soon realise the feelings they have for each other. Judd, a hired hand at Laurey's home, also has feelings for her. Together, she and Curly have to do something to save their relationship and keep Judd from doing something terrible. Woven into this plot is the life of Ado Annie, one of Laurey's friends. Her boyfriend has just gotten back from an exciting trip to Kansas City. While he was away, she has fallen for a peddler who is a ladies' man and doesn't really want to marry her. Does she give Will, her boyfriend, "all or nuthin'", or does she run away with the peddler? Set against the backdrop of ranching Oklahoma, this musical is full of fun, music, and romance for everyone.

Cast:
Gordon MacRaeCurly
Gloria GrahameAdo Annie
Gene NelsonWill Parker
Charlotte GreenwoodAunt Eller
Shirley JonesLaurey
Eddie AlbertAli Hakim
James WhitmoreMr. Carnes
Rod SteigerJud Fry
Barbara LawrenceGertie
Jay C. FlippenSkidmore
Roy BarcroftMarshal
James MitchellDream Curly / Dancer
Bambi LinnDream Laurey / Dancer
Jennie WorkmanDancer
Virginia BoslerDancer
Kelly BrownDancer
Evelyn TaylorDancer
Lizanne TruexDancer
Jane FischerDancer
Marc PlattDancer
Jerry DealeyDancer (uncredited)
Al FergusonCowboy at Auction (uncredited)
Ben JohnsonWrangler (uncredited)
Donald KerrFarmer at Dance (uncredited)
Nancy KilgasDancer (uncredited)
Rory MallinsonYoung Cowboy at Box Lunch Auction (uncredited)
Buddy RooseveltCowboy at Auction (uncredited)
Russell SimpsonThe Minister (uncredited)
Dolores StarrDancer (uncredited)

Writing By:

Sonya Levien(screenplay) and
William Ludwig(screenplay)
Richard Rodgers(adapted from the musical play) (as Rodgers and Hammerstein's) and
Oscar Hammerstein II(adapted from the musical play) (as Rodgers and Hammerstein's)
Lynn Riggs(dramatic play)

Produced By:

Arthur Hornblow Jr.producer
Oscar Hammerstein IIexecutive producer (uncredited)
Richard Rodgersexecutive producer (uncredited)




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