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Tulsa

United States of America

1949-04-13(GB)
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Drama
▪ 1h-30m

63^%

User
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Tempestuous loves! Lusty adventures! Violent hates!

Overview

It's Tulsa, Oklahoma at the start of the oil boom and Cherokee Lansing's rancher father is killed in a fight with the Tanner Oil Company. Cherokee plans revenge by bringing in her own wells with the help of oil expert Brad Brady and childhood friend Jim Redbird. When the oil and the money start gushing in, both Brad and Jim want to protect the land but Cherokee has different ideas. What started out as revenge for her father's death has turned into an obsession for wealth and power.

Howard W. KochAssistant Director
Walter WangerProducer
Edward LaskerAssociate Producer
Winton C. HochDirector of Photography
Armor MarloweSet Decoration
Frank SkinnerOriginal Music Composer

Top Billed Cast

Susan Hayward

Cherokee Lansing

Robert Preston

Brad Brady

Pedro Armendáriz

Jim Redbird

Lloyd Gough

Bruce Tanner

Chill Wills

Pinky Jimpson (Narrator)

Ed Begley

John J. 'Johnny' Brady (as Edward Begley)

Jimmy Conlin

Homer Triplette

Roland Jack

Steve, Cherokee's Ranchhand

Harry Shannon

Nelse Lansing

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A review by John Chard

7.0

Written by John Chard on 2024-05-16

Seynatawnee means Red Hair, but to him it means Boss! Tulsa is directed by Stuart Heisler and adapted to screenplay by Frank S. Nugent and Curtis Kenyon from a Richard Wormser story. It stars Susan Hayward, Robert Preston, Pedro Armendáriz, Lloyd Gough and Ed Begley. Music is by Frank Skinner and cinematography by W...

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