Oh! Susanna (film)

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Oh! Susanna
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Joseph Kane
Screenplay by Charles Marquis Warren
Produced byJoseph Kane
Starring Rod Cameron
Lorna Gray
Forrest Tucker
Chill Wills
William Ching
Jim Davis
Wally Cassell
Cinematography Jack A. Marta
Edited by Arthur Roberts
Music byR. Dale Butts
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • March 3, 1951 (1951-03-03)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Oh! Susanna is a 1951 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Charles Marquis Warren. The film stars Rod Cameron, Lorna Gray, Forrest Tucker, Chill Wills, William Ching, Jim Davis, and Wally Cassell. The film was released on March 3, 1951, by Republic Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Plot

Cavalry officers clash over a saloon singer and an Indian treaty in the gold-rush Dakota.

Cast

Production

Parts of the film were shot in Aspen Mirror Lake and Strawberry Valley in Utah. [4]

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References

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  2. Crowther, Bosley (2015). "Oh-Susanna - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on December 9, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  3. "Oh! Susanna". Afi.com . Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  4. D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN   9781423605874.