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In Old Oklahoma

BATTLE-HEAT! Untamed men clash in a well of violence!

6.2(47)19431h 42m3

Cowboy Dan Somers and oilman Jim "Hunk" Gardner compete for oil lease rights on Indian land in Oklahoma, as well as for the favors of schoolteacher Cathy Allen.

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Language
English
  • oklahoma
  • native american
  • oil
  • cowboy
  • turn of the century

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  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR6 Dec 1943
  • CanadaCA

    • TheatricalPG6 Dec 1943
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1224 Aug 1950
  • XCXC

    • Theatrical1 Aug 1947

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In Old Oklahoma was released on 6 December 1943.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    5/12/2017

    4/10

    War is a bit strong a word, more like scuffle of the wildcats. John Wayne & Albert Dekker compete for oil rights on Indian territory, and for the attention of Martha Scott in this Republic Pictures film shot out of Utah, USA. An interesting Western of sorts due to its characters and its more modern setting, with Wayne & Dekker playing the old and new factions of the West. It's based on a story by Thomson Burtis…

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    r96sk

    10/16/2020

    8/10

    An entertaining western from 1943. <em>'War of the Wildcats'</em> held my interest from start-to-finish, I really enjoyed seeing the oil-themed premise unfold. There are good performances from John Wayne (Daniel), Martha Scott (Catherine) and Albert Dekker (Jim). The action sequences are nicely done, also. Some elements of the story are, obviously, outdated, especially to do with Scott's Catherine who isn't wri…

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    CinemaSerf

    6/26/2022

    7/10

    This is certainly one of the more distinctive efforts from John Wayne, as he portrays "Dan Somers", a cowboy at the turn of the 20th century who decides that he can make some money prospecting for oil. His plan is to work with the local Indians in Oklahoma to develop their lands, but he faces stiff competition from local oilman "Jim Gardner" (Albert Dekker) who has designs on the lands himself - only on much less pre…

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