Director: Fred Zinnemann

Writers: Sonya Levien; William Ludwig

From a play: Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs, musical by Oscar Hammerstein II

Music by: Richard Rodgers; Oscar Hammerstein II

Producer: Arthur Hornblow, Jr.

Keywords: Musical

The courtship of a young cowboy and a pretty farm girl is interrupted by the presence of an interloping ranch hand. Adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's smash Broadway play which ran for 2,212 performances in 1943-48. Won Oscars for Best Musical Score and Best Sound Recording; received additional nominations for Best Cinematography and Best Editing. Entered 2007 into the National Film Registry. Shot simultaneously in Todd AO and in CinemaScope, so really two versions exist.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Eddie Albert	Actor	22-Apr-1906	26-May-2005	Oliver on Green Acres
Jay C. Flippen	Actor	6-Mar-1899	3-Feb-1971	The Killing
Gloria Grahame	Actor	28-Nov-1923	5-Oct-1981	The Bad and the Beautiful
Charlotte Greenwood	Actor	25-Jun-1890	28-Dec-1977	Aunt Eller in Oklahoma!
Shirley Jones	Actor	31-Mar-1934		Mom of The Partridge Family
Barbara Lawrence	Actor	24-Feb-1930	13-Nov-2013	A Letter to Three Wives
Gordon MacRae	Actor	12-Mar-1921	24-Jan-1986	Oklahoma
James Mitchell	Actor	29-Feb-1920	22-Jan-2010	All My Children
Gene Nelson	Actor	24-Mar-1920	16-Sep-1996	Oklahoma!
Rod Steiger	Actor	14-Apr-1925	9-Jul-2002	In The Heat of the Night
James Whitmore	Actor	1-Oct-1921	6-Feb-2009	Give 'em Hell, Harry!

CAST

Starring
Gordon MacRae	...   Curly
Gloria Grahame	...   Ado Annie
Gene Nelson	...   Will Parker
Charlotte Greenwood	...   Aunt Eller
Eddie Albert	...   Ali Hakim
James Whitmore	...   Mr. Carnes
and introducing
Shirley Jones	...   Laurey
With
Rod Steiger	...   Jud Fry
Barbara Lawrence	...   Gertie
Jay C. Flippen	...   Skidmore
Roy Barcroft	...   Marshal
James Mitchell	...   Dream Curly
Bambi Linn	...   Dream Laurey
The Dancers
Jennie Workman	...   Dancer
Virginia Bosler	...   Dancer
Kelly Brown	...   Dancer
Evelyn Taylor	...   Dancer
Lizanne Truex	...   Dancer
Jane Fischer	...   Dancer
Marc Platt	...   Dancer

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