The Oklahoman (1957)

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Country: USA
Genres: Western
Release: 1957-05-19
Director: Francis D. Lyon
Writers: Daniel B. Ullman
Language: English
Stars: Joel McCrea , Barbara Hale , Brad Dexter , Gloria Talbott , Michael Pate , Verna Felton , Douglas Dick , Anthony Caruso , Esther Dale , Adam Williams
Runtime: 80 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Manden fra Oklahoma (Denmark) , The Oklahoman (New Zealand) , L'home d'Oklahoma (Spain) , The Oklahoman , The Oklahoman (Canada) , The Oklahoman (United States of America) , The Oklahoman (Ireland) , Luta de Morte (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Duelo en la noche (Colombia) , Πιο σκληρός κι απ' το θάνατο (Greece) , Duelo en la noche (Mexico) , El hombre de Oklahoma (Spain) , 開拓者の血闘 (Japan) , Dakota , Pio skliros ki ap' to thanato (Greece) , Dakota (Austria) , Fureur sur l'Oklahoma (France, French Republic) , Petrolio rosso (Italy) , Duell i Oklahoma (Sweden) , Duelo en la noche (Argentina) , Angst op de stad (Belgium) , Omul din Oklahoma (Romania) , Duelo en la noche (Venezuela) , Fureur sur l'Oklahoma (Belgium) , The Oklahoman (Canada) , Quando as Pistolas Decidem (Brazil) , Duelo en la noche (Chile) , Mies Oklahomasta (Finland) , Angst op de stad (Netherlands the) , The Oklahoman (United Kingdom) , La ville bouge (Belgium) , The Oklahoman (Australia)
Plot: In 1870, Dr. John Brighton and his wife Louise are on a wagon train heading for California. When they reach Oklahoma Territory, Louise dies during childbirth, but her baby girl survives. Louise is buried in the nearby town of Cherokee Wells, where her distraught husband decides to remain and practice medicine. He receives room and board from elderly widow Mrs. Fitzgerald, who also offers to help rear Dr. Brighton's child. Despite the town being a peaceful one, wealthy rancher Cass Dobie and his brother Mel stir up trouble. When the two brothers don't like a rival cattleman they undercut his price to try to force him out of business. Cass has secretly discovered oil on the land of his native neighbor, Charlie Smith. Oil is a relatively new commodity and few people know what it looks like or what it's worth. Cass Dobie offers to buy Charlie's land but when Charlie refuses to sell, Dobie threatens him. Dr. Brighton finds himself involved in this feud and the town's racial divide because of his friendship with the Smiths, with possible tragic consequences for all involved in it.
IMDB:tt0050797