Barbara Lawrence

Oklahoma! -- Set in the Oklahoma Territory in the early 1900's, this joyous celebration of frontier life is a story of tender romance and dangerous passion. Gordon MacRae is Curly, a sunny, good-natured ranch hand, and Shirley Jones is Laurey Williams, the farmer's daughter he loves. Rod Steiger is he menacing Jud, who tries to comes between them. The first Rodgers and Hammerstein collaboration, this Academy Award winner for Best Score features the classic songs 'Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin',' 'The Surrey With The Fringe On Top' and 'People Will Say We're In Love.'

King lives as an outcast because of a rumor that he is the son of the notorious outlaw. To check the rumor's validity, King joins the Dalton gang, thinking that his father is still alive. After a shootout the Daltons are history, but King survives to learn that he is not Jesse Jame's son.

Set in the Oklahoma Territory in the early 1900's, this joyous celebration of frontier life is a story of tender romance and dangerous passion. Gordon MacRae is Curly, a sunny, good-natured ranch hand, and Shirley Jones is Laurey Williams, the farmer's daughter he loves. Rod Steiger is he menacing Jud, who tries to comes between them. The first Rodgers and Hammerstein collaboration, this Academy Award® winner for Best Score features the classic songs "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'," "The Surrey With The Fringe On Top" and "People Will Say We're In Love."

The first and perhaps most famous of the Rodgers and Hammerstein adaptations finds western love among show-stopping musical numbers.