Tulsa.
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A drama depicting the struggle of the cattleman against the fast-growing oil industry in Oklahoma in the 1920's.
The plot revolved around the Tulsa, Oklahoma oil boom of the 1920s and detailed how obsession with accumulating wealth and power can tend to corrupt moral character. The story begins with the death of rancher Nelse Lansing, who is killed by an oil well blowout. A fire in a derrick tailing pool started by Jim Redbird, a Cherokee who had been made a rich owner of oil land through crooked dealings of oilmen, results in an extravagant fire scene.
The plot revolved around the Tulsa, Oklahoma oil boom of the 1920s and detailed how obsession with accumulating wealth and power can tend to corrupt moral character. The story begins with the death of rancher Nelse Lansing, who is killed by an oil well blowout. A fire in a derrick tailing pool started by Jim Redbird, a Cherokee who had been made a rich owner of oil land through crooked dealings of oilmen, results in an extravagant fire scene.
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Complete catalog record
TULSA. Eagle Lion Films, Inc., c1949. 90 min., sd., color, 35mm. Summary: A drama depicting the struggle of the cattleman against the fast-growing oil industry in Oklahoma in the 1920's. Credits: Producer, Walter Wanger; director, Stuart Heisler; screenplay, Frank Nugent, Curtis Kenyon; suggested by a story by Richard Wormser; music, Frank Skinner; music conductor, Charles Previn; orchestrations, David Tamkin; editor, Terrell Morse. Cast: Susan Hayward, Robert Preston, Pedro Armendariz, Lloyd Gough, Chill Wills. © Pathe Industries, Inc.; 13Apr49 (in notice: 1948); LP2305.
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- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
- 3434 U.S. Government Films — title, year, creator, format, description, catalog record
- Wikidata · Q642779 ↗ — country
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