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Tulsa (1949) | Slate

Tulsa

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Tulsa

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Rated 6.3 on TMDB

Tulsa

Tempestuous loves! Lusty adventures! Violent hates!

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.

Released: 1949
Runtime: 1h 30m
Genres: Drama
Country: United States of America
Language: English

Direction and writing

Howard W. KochAssistant Director

Stuart HeislerDirector

Cast

Susan HaywardCherokee Lansing
Robert PrestonBrad Brady
Pedro ArmendárizJim Redbird

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Curtis KenyonScreenplay

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Lloyd GoughBruce Tanner

Chill WillsPinky Jimpson (Narrator)

Ed BegleyJohn J. 'Johnny' Brady (as Edward Begley)

Jimmy ConlinHomer Triplette

Roland JackSteve, Cherokee's Ranchhand

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