Starring: - Gordon MacRae
- Shirley Jones
- Gloria Grahame
Description:
Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical about a love triangle in the midst of the Oklahoma land rush is adapted to the screen featuring the enduring songs "People Will Say We're in Love," "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin," "Oklahoma!" and more. Shirley Jones’ debut, this panoramic film was actually shot in Arizona! Academy Award Nominations: 4. Academy Awards: Best Sound Recording and Best Scoring of a Musical Picture.
Film debut for actress Shirley Jones. Filmed in Todd-AO and Technicolor; color by Eastman. Distributed by Magna Theatre Corporation. Music conducted and supervised by Jay Blackton. The original Rodgers & Hammerstein musical was produced by The Theatre Guild. The stage production ran for more than five years on Broadway. Copyright 1955 and copyright 1983 Estate of Richard Rodgers and Estate of Oscar Hammerstein II. Copyright 1994 CBS/Fox Company. In his 1995 memoir, "My American Journey," General Colin Powell lists "Oklahoma!" as one of his favorite films.
A big, lush screen version of the Rodgers & Hammerstein hit Broadway musical. Originally presented in Todd-AO widescreen, this rousing tale of a farm girl who falls in love with a cowboy and then must fend off the advances of a villainous suitor is packed with some the most beloved tunes in American theater -- "Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'!," "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top," and, of course, the title song "Oklahoma."
1. Overture - (previously unreleased)
2. Main Title - (previously unreleased)
3. Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'
4. Surrey With The Fringe On Top, The
5. Kansas City
6. Kansas City Ballet - (previously unreleased)
7. I Cain't Say No
8. Many A New Day
9. Many A New Day Ballet - (previously unreleased)
10. People Will Say We're In Love
11. Pore Jud Is Daid
12. Out Of My Dreams
13. Out Of My Dreams Ballet - (previously unreleased)
14. Entr'acte - (previously unreleased)
15. Farmer And The Cowman, The
16. Farmer And The Cowman Ballet, The - (previously unreleased)
17. All Er Nothin'
18. All Er Nothin' Ballet - (previously unreleased)
19. People Will Say We're In Love (Reprise) - (previously unreleased)
20. Oklahoma
21. Finale: Oh, What A Beautiful Morning - (previously unreleased)
22. Overture - (bonus track, LP version)