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Movie poster: The Oklahoman (1957)
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The Oklahoman

1957 · 80 min Western
5.6 / 10 · TMDB

After his wife dies in childbirth, a doctor settles down in the small Oklahoma town of Cherokee Wells to raise his newborn daughter. Unfortunately, not all the citizens there are hospitable, especially when the doctor hires a pretty Indian teenager as his child's nanny.

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Year 1957
Country United States of America
Genre Western
Director Francis D. Lyon
Runtime 80 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.6/10 (12 votes)

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The film constructs a classic western around the conflict between civility and prejudice, using the quiet resolve of its protagonist as a moral anchor. It relies on a palpable sense of isolation and simmering tension within a small community.

What lingers after the final scene is not the threat of violence, but a study of decency in the face of collective hostility. The narrative explores the idea that the truest frontier is often the human heart. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Francis D. Lyon

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Watch on a quiet evening, absorbing the deliberate pace and the simmering tensions of a frontier town.

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