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In Tulsa, after a rancher dies during a feud with a major oil company, his daughter, driven by revenge, starts digging for oil herself.In Tulsa, after a rancher dies during a feud with a major oil company, his daughter, driven by revenge, starts digging for oil herself.In Tulsa, after a rancher dies during a feud with a major oil company, his daughter, driven by revenge, starts digging for oil herself.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
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Pedro Armendáriz
- Jim Redbird
- (as Pedro Armendariz)
Ed Begley
- John J. 'Johnny' Brady
- (as Edward Begley)
Lola Albright
- Candy Williams
- (uncredited)
Leon Alton
- Gambling Casino Patron
- (uncredited)
William Bailey
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
George Barrows
- Barfly
- (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Charles D. Brown
- Judge McKay
- (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
- Tooley
- (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
- Mr. Kelly
- (uncredited)
Iron Eyes Cody
- Osage Indian
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaAside from a few quick shots of downtown landmarks, none of this movie was actually filmed in Tulsa. Most of the location work took place on the 10,000-acre ranch of Oklahoma Gov. Roy J. Turner in the town of Sulphur, 145 miles from Tulsa.
- GoofsAlthough the bulk of the story takes place in the early to mid-1920's, all of Susan Hayward's and Lola Albright's hairstyles and clothing, as well as those of the other female members of the cast, are strictly 1948.
- Quotes
Jim Redbird: [to Cherry Lansing] I don't think your father would like to see you smeared with oil!
- Crazy creditsOpening Card: To the governor and the people of Oklahoma our grateful appreciation for their splendid cooperation in the production of this motion picture.
- ConnectionsEdited into When Worlds Collide (1951)
Featured review
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 Winton C. Hoch.
It's Tulsa at the start of the oil boom and when Cherokee Lansing's (Hayward) rancher father is killed in a fight, she decides to take on the Tanner Oil Company by setting up her own oil wells. But at what cost to the grazing land of the ranchers?
Perfect material for Hayward to get her teeth into, Tulsa is no great movie, but it a good one. Sensible ethics battle greed and revenge as Hayward's Cherokee Lensing lands in a male dominated industry and kicks ass whilst making the boys hearts sway. She's smart, confident and ambitious, but she's too driven to see the painfully obvious pitfalls of her motives, or even what she has become. It all builds to a furious climax, where fires rage both on land and in hearts, the American dream ablaze and crumbling, the effects and model work wonderfully pleasing.
Slow in parts, too melodramatic in others, but Hayward, Preston, Gough and the finale more than make this worth your time. 7/10
It's Tulsa at the start of the oil boom and when Cherokee Lansing's (Hayward) rancher father is killed in a fight, she decides to take on the Tanner Oil Company by setting up her own oil wells. But at what cost to the grazing land of the ranchers?
Perfect material for Hayward to get her teeth into, Tulsa is no great movie, but it a good one. Sensible ethics battle greed and revenge as Hayward's Cherokee Lensing lands in a male dominated industry and kicks ass whilst making the boys hearts sway. She's smart, confident and ambitious, but she's too driven to see the painfully obvious pitfalls of her motives, or even what she has become. It all builds to a furious climax, where fires rage both on land and in hearts, the American dream ablaze and crumbling, the effects and model work wonderfully pleasing.
Slow in parts, too melodramatic in others, but Hayward, Preston, Gough and the finale more than make this worth your time. 7/10
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- Budget
- $1,158,035 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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