6 Films & TV Shows Set In Oklahoma During The 1880s
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True Grit
Arkansas Oklahoma The 1880sThe strangest trio ever to track a killer — The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.
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Hang 'em High
Oklahoma The 1880sThe hanging was the best show in town. But they made two mistakes. They hung the wrong man and they didn't finish the job! — Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling. To carry out his oath for vengeance, he returns to his former job as a lawman. Before long, he's caught up with the nine men on his hit list and starts dispensing his own brand of Wild West justice.
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Cimarron
Oklahoma The 1880sThe Story Of A Man, A Land and A Love! — The epic story of a family that's involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush in 1889.
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Return of the Bad Men
Oklahoma The 1880sSOUTHWEST'S DEADLIEST KILLERS...Riding...Raiding...Plundering...AGAIN! — US Marshall Vance is assigned to rid the Oklahoma Territory of outlaws.
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Cimarron
Oklahoma The 1920s The 1900s The 1890s The 1880sTerrific as all creation! — When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a plot of the free land for himself and moves his family there from Wichita. A newspaperman, lawyer, and just about everything else, Cravat soon becomes a leading citizen of the boom town of Osage. Once the town is established, however, he begins to feel confined once again, and heads for the Cherokee Strip, leaving his family behind. During this and other absences, his wife Sabra must learn to take care of herself and soon becomes prominent in her own right.
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Tumbleweeds
Oklahoma The 1880sWilliam S. Hart stars in this 1925 silent film as a "tumbleweed" (i.e., a drifter) intent on claiming land during the 1889 land rush in the Oklahoma Territory. Though he falls in love with a beautiful woman and hopes to settle down with her on his newly acquired land, he must first contend with men who wish to bring him harm. In the prologue of the 1939 Astor Pictures revival of this film, Hart gives a moving eight-minute introduction -- the first and only time he appeared in a film accompanied by his striking voice.
