- Release Date: 1949
- Runtime: 90 min
- Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
- Starring: Susan Hayward, Robert Preston, Pedro Armendáriz, Lloyd Gough ... see all
- Director: Stuart Heisler
- Plot: 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... Read more
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Fantastic 1949 Film
Jun 21, 2008
whpratt1 - imdb.com
Jun 21, 2008whpratt1 - imdb.com
This film took me by complete surprise with great acting by veteran actors, Susan Hayward, (Cherokee Lansing) and Robert Preston, (Brad Brady). The film starts out with Cherokee and her father who raise cattle on their ranches in Tulsa, Oklahoma and... Full review
cattle queen turned oil queen
May 11, 2008
william walker - imdb.com
May 11, 2008william walker - imdb.com
Susan Hayward and Robert Preston star in this story about a wildcat wildcatter. In my opinion, this is one of the most appropriate roles she did, considering her reported "sock it to em" personality. I don't understand why this film isn't... Full review
Oh, give me a home where cattlemen roam and the oil wells never run dry...
Jan 04, 2007
Roger Burke - imdb.com
Jan 04, 2007Roger Burke - imdb.com
Let me get down to the story immediately...It's 1920s Oklahoma, and the oil wells are...well, gushing. A young woman, orphaned when such a rig kills her cattle baron dad, sets out to get revenge on the oil owners but, instead,... Full review
A hidden gem of a movie from a period when they were rare.
Jul 01, 2006
petemetzger - imdb.com
Jul 01, 2006petemetzger - imdb.com
I recently bought a huge (300 films) collection of old movies on DVD. Plowing through them, I was struck by how bad most of those period movies were. I saw many of them when they were first released, but I... Full review
Fine Performance By Hayward, Plus An Exciting Finale
Jan 04, 2006
Snow Leopard - imdb.com
Jan 04, 2006Snow Leopard - imdb.com
The fine performance by Susan Hayward makes all of "Tulsa" worth watching, and the exciting finale caps it off with a bang. The tone is not always consistent, varying from serious treatment of environmental and ethical issues to the folksy,... Full review
Sue, the Oil Queen of Tulsa
Nov 22, 2005
bkoganbing - imdb.com
Nov 22, 2005bkoganbing - imdb.com
Susan Hayward's father Harry Shannon is killed in an accident at an oil well near his property. He'd gone there to protest the oil getting into his stream and killing off his cattle. Sue is filled the revenge for getting... Full review
Amazingly Good Film
Aug 06, 2003
John - imdb.com
Aug 06, 2003John - imdb.com
I had no preconceived notion of this film, but it was on a 4 movie DVD set I bought for another movie in the set. Popped it on, and was I surprised. This movie is VERY good. Nicely photographed in... Full review
Ripsnorting well-acted modern western
Aug 27, 2001
the_old_roman - imdb.com
Aug 27, 2001the_old_roman - imdb.com
The chemistry of the triangle is really good here, with Gough a worthy rival for Preston of fickle Hayward's affections with moral and character at the root of the question. Ed Begley is excellent in an early role. And, Pedro... Full review
Gender does not get in the way of greed or success.
Jan 24, 2000
Michael O'Keefe - imdb.com
Jan 24, 2000Michael O'Keefe - imdb.com
Susan Hayward doesn't back down when it comes to protecting what is hers. Her character is embroiled in the early wars between wildcat oil drillers and cattle ranchers in Oklahoma. A pretty fast paced movie that stays busy. The oil... Full review
A Sprawling Action Tale of the Fight Between Oilmen and Cattlemen in Oklahoma
Sep 11, 1999
Thomas Hilton - imdb.com
Sep 11, 1999Thomas Hilton - imdb.com
In the early 1920's there was the inevitable clash between the cattle ranchers and the burgeoning oil drillers in Oklahoma. This account of that clash, filmed in color, is fast moving and interesting. It revolves around Susan Hayward's character, and... Full review
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