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The Oklahoman( 1957)

TV-MAWestern
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Overview

After his wife dies in childbirth, a doctor settles down in the small Oklahoma town of Cherokee Wells to raise his newborn daughter. Unfortunately, not all the citizens there are hospitable, especially when the doctor hires a pretty Indian teenager as his child's nanny.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Joel McCrea

      John

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      Barbara Hale

      Anne

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      Brad Dexter

      Dobie

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      Gloria Talbott

      Maria Smith

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      Michael Pate

      Charlie Smith

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      Verna Felton

      Mrs. Waynebrook

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      Douglas Dick

      Mel Dobie

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      Anthony Caruso

      Jim Hawk

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      Esther Dale

      Mrs. Fitzgerald

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      Adam Williams

      Bob Randell

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      Ray Teal

      Jason - Stableman

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      Peter J. Votrian

      Little Charlie Smith

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      John Pickard

      Marshal Bill

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      Mimi Gibson

      Louise Brighton

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      I. Stanford Jolley

      Storekeeper

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      Scotty Beckett

      Messenger at Ranch

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      Jennifer Lea

      Girl

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Thu Jul 11 2019
    The good doctor takes up the good fight! The Oklahoman is directed by Francis Lyon and written by Daniel Ullman. It stars Joel McCRea, Barbara Hale, Brad Dexter, Gloria Talbott, Michael Pate, Verna Felton and Douglas Dick. Music is by Hans Salter and cinematography by Carl Guthrie. After his wife dies during childbirth, Doctor John Brighton (McCrea) stops in the small Oklahoma town of Cherokee Wells to bury her. Deciding to stay there and start a practice, he comes to run afoul of the local bad boys fronted by the Dobie brothers (Dexter/Dick). A CinemaScope/De Luxe Color production, Th...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • oklahoma
    • gunfight
    • widower
    • land owner