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Tulsa (1949)

It's Tulsa, Oklahoma at the start of the oil boom and Cherokee Lansing's rancher father is killed in a fight with the Tanner Oil Company. Cherokee plans revenge by bringing in her own wells with the help of oil expert Brad Brady and childhood friend Jim Redbird. When the oil and the money start gushing in, both Brad and Jim want to protect the land but Cherokee has different ideas. What started out as revenge for her father's death has turned into an obsession for wealth and power.

  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Susan HaywardSusan HaywardCherokee Lansing
  • Photo of Robert PrestonRobert PrestonBrad Brady
  • Photo of Pedro ArmendárizPedro ArmendárizJim Redbird
  • Photo of Lloyd GoughLloyd GoughBruce Tanner
  • Photo of Chill WillsChill WillsPinky Jimpson (Narrator)
  • Photo of Ed BegleyEd BegleyJohn J. 'Johnny' Brady (as Edward Begley)
  • Photo of Jimmy ConlinJimmy ConlinHomer Triplette
  • Photo of Roland JackRoland JackSteve, Cherokee's Ranchhand
  • Photo of Harry ShannonHarry ShannonNelse Lansing
  • Photo of Lola AlbrightLola AlbrightCandy Williams (uncredited)

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