Oklahoma
Family, Musical
20th Century Fox  (1955) 146 mins NR

7.2 (3,809 votes)
Laurie (Shirley Jones) lives on a ranch in Oklahoma territory with her Aunt Eller (Charlotte Greenwood). They have two ranch hands to help them: Curly (Gordon McRae) and the terrifying Jud Fry. Although she continues to be coy about it, Laurie really likes Curly. She fixes her basket for the box social hoping she'll get to eat the lunch with Curly. However, Curly finds himself bidding against Jud Fry for Laurie's basket. Curly bids everything he owns to try and win her. During the dance that follows the farmers and the cowhands have a ruckus, both of them complaining about the lifestyle of the other group. They all know that Oklahoma will soon become a state, and they all want it their own way. Fortunately, Aunt Eller takes command and calms everyone down. Laurie finally admits that she loves Curly, and the two get married. That night their friends have a shivaree for them. While the shi...

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Cast and Crew
Gordon MacRae  ......  Curly McLain
Gloria Grahame  ......  Ado Annie Carnes
Gene Nelson  ......  Will Parker
Charlotte Greenwood  ......  Aunt Eller Murphy
Shirley Jones  ......  Laurey Williams
Eddie Albert  ......  Ali Hakim
Director  .....  Fred Zinnemann; Chris Hunt; Trevor Nunn
Producer  .....  Oscar Hammerstein II; Arthur Hornblow; Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Writer  .....  Lynn Riggs; Oscar Hammerstein II
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: Laurie greets the female dancers on the porch in one shot and in the next shot they are shown just getting out of their buggies and carriages. (more)

Trivia:
Oklahoma! opened at the St. James Theater on May 31, 1943 and ran for 2212 performances setting a record. (more)

Filming Locations:
Amado, Arizona, USA (more)

Quotes:
Will Parker: I don't know what to make of you! You're too purty to be a skunk! Too thin to be a snake! To little to be a man, and too big to be a mouse! I reckon you're a rat!
Ali Hakim: That's logical.
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 3 nominations (more)