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In Old Oklahoma

In Old Oklahoma

Western · 1943

Cowboy Dan Somers and oilman Jim "Hunk" Gardner compete for oil lease rights on Indian land in Oklahoma, as well as for the favors of schoolteacher Cathy Allen.

Movie details

In Old Oklahoma

“BATTLE-HEAT! Untamed men clash in a well of violence!”

1943 Western 1h 42m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

Cowboy Dan Somers and oilman Jim "Hunk" Gardner compete for oil lease rights on Indian land in Oklahoma, as well as for the favors of schoolteacher Cathy Allen.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over In Old Oklahoma?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Albert S. Rogell

Written by

Eleanore Griffin · Ethel Hill · Thomson Burtis

John Wayne

John Wayne

Daniel F Somers

Martha Scott

Martha Scott

Catherine Elizabeth Allen

Albert Dekker

Albert Dekker

James E. 'Hunk' Gardner

George 'Gabby' Hayes

George 'Gabby' Hayes

Despirit Dean

Marjorie Rambeau

Marjorie Rambeau

Bessie Baxter

Dale Evans

Dale Evans

Cuddles Walker

Grant Withers

Grant Withers

"Rich"Richardson

Court is in session

Put In Old Oklahoma on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Patience is part of the point.”

Duration becomes texture. The film asks you to inhabit its world instead of merely processing its plot.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“A test of endurance, your honour.”

Stillness keeps submitting itself as meaning. At some point, contemplation needs something worth contemplating.