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Tulsa (1949)

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Release Date: May 26, 1949 Wide

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Tulsa was, in 1949, the most elaborate production released to date by the Eagle-Lion corporation-though all evidence, especially the technical credits, suggests that the film was put together at Universal-International, then merely distriibuted by Eagle-Lion (who made a fortune at the box office). The film traces the matriculation of the sleepy Oklahoma village of Tulsa into a major oil center Susan Hayward stars as an amibitious cattleman's daughter who wishes to wreak vengeance on the

Unrated, 1 hr. 36 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics

Directed By: Stuart Heisler

Written By: Frank S. Nugent, Curtis Kenyon

In Theaters: May 26, 1949 Wide

On DVD: Mar 29, 2005

Cast

Susan Hayward
Cherokee Lansing
Robert Preston
Brad Brady
Pedro Armend�riz
Jim Redbird
Lloyd Gough
Bruce Tanner
Chill Wills
Pinky Jimpson
Ed Begley Sr.
"Crude Oil" Johnny Brad...
Jimmy Conlin
Bruce Tanner
Roland Jack
Steve
Harry Shannon
Nelse Lansing
Pierre Watkin
Winters
Lola Albright
Candy Williams
Charles D. Brown
Paul E. Burns
Tooley
Lane Chandler
Mr. Kelly
Iron Eyes Cody
The Osage Indian
Joseph Crehan
Judge McKay
John Dehner
Fred Graham
Oil Worker
Thomas Brown Henry
Winslow
Selmar Jackson
Oilman
Larry Keating
Governor
Nolan Leary
Man with Newspaper
Dick Wessel
Joker
Chief Yowlachie
Charlie Lightfoot
Tom Dugan
Taxi Driver

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Susan Hayward plays one of her typical tough, ambitious women in this romantic adventure, a chronicle of the emergence of Tulsa as the land of oil.

July 15, 2011 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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It's at best an average American Dream story, told in a soap opera, clich�-ridden and glossy style.

February 14, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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It seems a bit ironic watching this movie today. We should have heeded Cherokee's ultimte lesson and been more concerned with conservation and less with outrageous profits. A good film overall.

January 27, 2008

Sarah Prisbylla

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Tulsa has its flaws but it's still an interesting film, sometimes it seemed to be purely propaganda, whose main strenght is Susan Hayward's performance. This actress had a lot of personality and beauty, she was perfect in this role. Robert Preston plays a jealous engineer that falls in love with Cherokee (Hayward). And

May 22, 2010