The Oklahoman

The Oklahoman

80 mins | Western | May 19, 1957

After his wife dies in childbirth, a doctor (Joel McCrea) 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 (Gloria Talbott) as his child's nanny. Directed by Francis D. Lyon and released in 1957, this western also stars Barbara Hale, Brad Dexter, Verna Felton, Esther Dale, Douglas Dick, Michael Pate, Sheb Wooley, Ray Teal, Mimi Gibson and Anthony Caruso.

The Oklahoman

80 mins | Western | May 19, 1957

The Oklahoman
After his wife dies in childbirth, a doctor (Joel McCrea) 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 (Gloria Talbott) as his child's nanny. Directed by Francis D. Lyon and released in 1957, this western also stars Barbara Hale, Brad Dexter, Verna Felton, Esther Dale, Douglas Dick, Michael Pate, Sheb Wooley, Ray Teal, Mimi Gibson and Anthony Caruso.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Allied Artists Pictures
Original title The Oklahoman
Directors Francis D. Lyon
Writers Daniel B. Ullman

Cast

Joel McCrea

as John

Barbara Hale

as Anne

Brad Dexter

as Dobie

Gloria Talbott

as Maria Smith

Michael Pate

as Charlie Smith

Verna Felton

as Mrs. Waynebrook

Douglas Dick

as Mel Dobie

Anthony Caruso

as Jim Hawk

Esther Dale

as Mrs. Fitzgerald

Adam Williams

as Bob Randell

Ray Teal

as Jason - Stableman

Scotty Beckett

as Messenger at Ranch (uncredited)