Oklahoma!
It's Here!
1955 | 148m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Fred Zinnemann |
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| Writer: | Oscar Hammerstein II, William Ludwig, Sonya Levien |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 10, 1955 |
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| Director: | Fred Zinnemann |
| Writer: | Oscar Hammerstein II, William Ludwig, Sonya Levien |
| Genres: | Romance, Music, Western |
| Keywords | horseback riding, oklahoma, ranch, musical, frontier, based on play or musical, peddler, shivaree, statehood, smokehouse, unspoken love, 1900s |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures, Magna Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gordon MacRae | Curly McLain |
| Gloria Grahame | Ado Annie Carnes |
| Gene Nelson | Will Parker |
| Charlotte Greenwood | Aunt Eller |
| Shirley Jones | Laurey Williams |
| Eddie Albert | Ali Hakim |
| James Whitmore | Mr. Carnes |
| Rod Steiger | Jud Fry |
| Barbara Lawrence | Gertie |
| Jay C. Flippen | Skidmore |
| Roy Barcroft | Marshal |
| James Mitchell | Dream Curly / Dancer |
| Bambi Linn | Dream Laurey / Dancer |
| Jennie Workman | Dancer |
| Virginia Bosler | Dancer |
| Kelly Brown | Dancer |
| Evelyn Taylor | Dancer |
| Lizanne Truex | Dancer |
| Jane Fischer | Dancer |
| Marc Platt | Dancer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| Oscar Hammerstein II | Musical, Lyricist, Book |
| Adolph Deutsch | Conductor, Music Arranger |
| Richard Rodgers | Songs, Musical, Music |
| Jay Blackton | Music Supervisor, Conductor |
| Fred Zinnemann | Director |
| Agnes de Mille | Choreographer |
| Lynn Riggs | Theatre Play |
| Oliver Smith | Production Design |
| John Fearnley | Production Assistant |
| Robert Helfer | Music Coordinator |
| Frank Beetson Jr. | Wardrobe Master |
| John Lipow | Sound Editor |
| Joseph C. Wright | Art Direction |
| Robert Russell Bennett | Music Arranger |
| F. Keogh Gleason | Set Decoration |
| George Boemler | Editor |
| Fred Hynes | Sound Supervisor |
| Ann Peck | Wardrobe Master |
| Kendrick Kinney | Sound Editor |
| Mark Griffith | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Robert Surtees | Director of Photography |
| William Ludwig | Screenplay |
| Arthur S. Black Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Ben Lane | Makeup Artist |
| Annabell Levy | Hairstylist |
| Edward F. Mull | Assistant Director |
| Sonya Levien | Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Arthur Hornblow Jr. | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | Gordon MacRae | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Shirley Jones Byrd | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actor | Glenn Langan | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 22 | 42 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 454 | 454 |
Great music, lyrics and dancing - but boy, what a truly sterile delivery. By necessity, staging has to be precise in a theatre; cinema offers little of such spacial restrictions so why is this musical choreographed to within an inch of it's life? There is virtually none of the spontaneity - especial ... ly with the rumbustious dances - that the big screen offered and what we are left with, though colourful and cheery, just lacks... something! So frequently it is as if they are still performing to that seat in the centre of the Royal Circle - complete with the casual supporting cast with their delicate short steps and stage whispers in each other's ear. Gordon MacRae looks pristine, way too pristine, and Gloria Grahame a very pale imitation of Doris Day from 2 years earlier in "Calamity Jane". Charlotte Greenwood does a cracking job as the worldly "Aunt Eller" as does Eddie Albert as the improbably named "Ali Hakim"; even Rod Steiger does genuinely carry off the role of the disgruntled "Jud Fry" but I'm afraid the whole just doesn't equal the sum of the parts - and with Rodgers & Hammerstein providing "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning"; "Surrey with a Fringe on Top" "I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say No" & the eponymous title tune; that's a real shame...