Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9785554454820
Format: NTSC
ISBN: 5554454828
Label: Twentieth Century-Fox Home Video
Manufacturer: Twentieth Century-Fox Home Video
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Twentieth Century-Fox Home Video
Running Time: 145
Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox Home Video

The hit Broadway musical from the 1940s gets a lavish if not always exciting workout in this 1955 film version directed by old lion Fred Zinnemann (High Noon). Gordon MacRae brings his sterling voice to the role of cowboy Curly, and Shirley Jones plays Laurie, the object of his affection. The Rodgers and Hammerstein score includes "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top," "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'," and "People Will Say We're in Love," and Agnes DeMille provides the buoyant choreography. Among the supporting cast, Gloria Grahame is memorable as Ado Annie, the "girl who cain't say no," and Rod Steiger overdoes it as the villainous Jud. --Tom Keogh

Customer Rating:
Summary: "Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry..."
Comment: This glorious Rogers and Hammerstein musical is set in turn-of-the-century Oklahoma, where cowboy Curly (Gordon MacRae) is in love with farm girl Laurey (Shirley Jones), and she thinks he's pretty special, too. They tease each other but can't seem to speak their real feelings, which leaves Laurie going to the big box social with the odious ranch hand, Jud Fry (Rod Steiger).

The movie is full of beautiful stars and songs with a wholesome, romantic story. Gordon MacRae was a dreamy hunk o' man and he could sing great, too. He definitely made the perfect singing cowboy hero. Shirley Jones, making her movie debut at just 21, was the perfect fresh-faced innocent and what a voice! She and MacRae had great chemistry. Menacing Rod Steiger balances their idealism with his bitterness and even sings and dances.

The songs have become familiar over the years because they're just so happy and easy to sing; "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning," "Surrey with the Fringe on Top," and "People Will Say We're in Love" are gorgeous and "Oklahoma!" is bursting with pride and joy. There are some beautifully-filmed ranch scenes, but also some outdoor scenes filmed on a soundstage that look stagey, and the ballet sequences go on a bit too long for my taste. But those are small quibbles; it's a fun movie the whole family can enjoy.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Very Impressed
Comment: I received my product in a very timely manner and it was just as described. Very happy with my item

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Customer Rating:
Summary: oklahoma
Comment: Excellent delivery. It arrived in excellent condition. I'm from Oklahoma and enjoy the movie very much.

Roger Thomas

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Oklahoma in the Past
Comment: I was disappointed because I thought I had a DVD, but missed the VHS on the item. It was cheap, so I got excited and bought it. When it came, I saw the box and knew why it was cheap. It was totally my fault, so can't blame the seller. I will be more careful next time. We don't own a VHS player, so it was a waste of money for me. I gave it to my church for a yard sale. It taught me a good lesson to pay attention.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Not Usable
Comment: This video is not usable. There is a lot of static/background noise; the picture rolls vertically on a continual basis. We tried the video on more than one machine, We do not have this problem with any other videos in our collection. We would like a replacement or a refund.
Thank you....LJSumption

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