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There's a box social coming up, and Curly (Gordon MacRae) asks Laurey (Shirley Jones) if she'll be his date. Trouble is, Laurey thinks he's waited too long, and in a fit of pique accepts an offer from the boorish Jud (Rod Steiger) instead. Meanwhile, Laurey's friend Ado Annie (Gloria Grahame) is also torn between two men: a cowboy named Will (Gene Nelson) and a foreign peddler, Ali Hakim (Eddie Albert). Both women struggle to know their own hearts before it's too late.

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Oklahoma! | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Ronald B. Rogers Village Voice A visit to your local theatre will convince you that Oklahoma! is a fresh and lively as ever. May 10, 2022 Full Review Oklahoma! | Rotten Tomatoes (2) TIME Magazine In spite of its age and the fact that its 145-minute mass is sometimes dragging, Oklahoma! hollers itself home as a handsome piece of entertainment. Oct 27, 2015 Full Review Oklahoma! | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Variety Staff Variety The wide screen used for the Todd-AO process adds production scope and visual grandeur, capturing a vista of blue sky and green prairie that can be breathtaking. Nov 1, 2007 Full Review Oklahoma! | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Matt Brunson Film Frenzy The soundtrack is exceptional, and Gloria Grahame swipes a few scenes as Ado Annie, the girl who just “cain’t say no.” Rated: 3.5/4 Mar 2, 2024 Full Review Oklahoma! | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Grant Watson Fiction Machine This film is bright, bold, and enthusiastic. It is the 1955 equivalent of a studio blockbuster: big-screen entertainment for the masses. Rated: 7/10 Feb 5, 2024 Full Review Oklahoma! | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) Darker than you remember which makes it intriguing. Plus great songs Apr 7, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alec B Despite a few annoying cuts/changes to the score and some weird casting choices it is a solid adaptation of the stage musical. Getting to film outside for several sequences (as opposed to a studio set) is one of the best things about the movie, especially for its rousing opening number. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/29/24 Full Review Jose G Classic 50's film musical based on the 40's stage musical, the first written by Rodgers & Hammerstein. Shirley Jones shines in her first role in a motion picture, and the song and dance numbers still hold up fantastically-save for a couple that could've probably been omitted to shorten the run time. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/30/23 Full Review Joel B It was a weird film, just weird... One of the songs is just trying to convince the main villain to commit suicide... It hasn't aged well. I am not gonna watch it again. Some of the other songs and special affects are nice but the plot is just strange... Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 11/27/23 Full Review David F Beautiful scenery, and a lot of singing and dancing make for a great show, but the plot about a bickering pair that you know is going to be married by the time you see "The End" was pretty limp. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/28/23 Full Review Joshua H A musical with classic songs that have aged well, while being an incredibly important for musical's as an genre and a simple well told story that is a really good watch. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review robert p Giving a sanatized look at life in the old west thats all hunky dory but life just wasn't like this, for example no toilet paper! For that reason alone I give Oklahoma a four star rating. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Fred Zinnemann Director Gordon MacRae Curly McLain Shirley Jones Laurey Williams Rod Steiger Jud Fry Gloria Grahame Ado Annie Carnes Gene Nelson Will Parker
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Synopsis There's a box social coming up, and Curly (Gordon MacRae) asks Laurey (Shirley Jones) if she'll be his date. Trouble is, Laurey thinks he's waited too long, and in a fit of pique accepts an offer from the boorish Jud (Rod Steiger) instead. Meanwhile, Laurey's friend Ado Annie (Gloria Grahame) is also torn between two men: a cowboy named Will (Gene Nelson) and a foreign peddler, Ali Hakim (Eddie Albert). Both women struggle to know their own hearts before it's too late.

Director
Fred Zinnemann

Producer
Arthur Hornblow Jr.

Screenwriter
Sonya Levien, William Ludwig

Distributor
Samuel Goldwyn Company, 20th Century Fox, RKO Radio Pictures

Production Co
Rodgers & Hammerstein Productions

Rating
G

Genre
Musical

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 11, 1955, Original

Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 17, 2015

Runtime
2h 25m

Sound Mix
Stereo
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