Oklahoma! The movie not the play

Before Cinderella The musical, Roger and Hammerstine created a revolutionary musical play in 1943 called Oklahoma! It was known for its integration of song and storyline and its simplicitty in its set design. Also, It was the first Broadway musical in which every song had a direct relation to the plot. In 1955, the play was then made into a movie directed by Fred Zinnemann. The songs and the storyline stayed the same however the simplicity is sacrificed by the use of Technicolor, Todd-AO, and Stereophonic Sound. The movie was "the first Todd-AO production and the first be shot twice. Once to produce the normal version 24 fsp. The other one in 30 fps to be able to have a roadshow version. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048445/trivia)

The movie, like all romantic comdeys, talks about a a young girl, who is actually a farm girl who has to decide which suiters she want to be her escort to an event. The is Laury Willams played by Shirley Jones, and the men fighting for her are Curly Mclain, who she likes, played by Gordan MacRea, and Jud Fry, played by Rod Steiger. The story is set against the backdrop of the land rush days in Oklahoma, and begins with a song Oh, What a Beautiful Morning. Whats makes this movie a classic and yet amazing is the music and the da9nce sequences. It was one of the notable movies that has amazing chirography and songwriting. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/36109/Oklahoma-/overview

Here are some interesting facts I found on IMDB that I thought were interesting:

• This was Fred Zinnemann's first musical and yet it was an outstanding success.

• The musical that this film is based on was originally entitled "Away We Go!" The title was changed to "Oklahoma!" after the popularity of that song with the plays initial audience.

• I found this point to be very interesting. It had been said that Frank Sinatra was offered the role but when he found out that every scene of the movie was to be shot twice he declined; he is known to film his scenes in a any motion picture only once.

• James Mitchell and Bambi Linn were dubs for the dancing parts of Curly and Laury in the Dream Baller. However, Rod Steiger did his own dancing, because they couldn't find him a double that looked like him from the back.

If you guys want to see the opening scene of Oklahoma here it is: OH What a a wonderful Morning.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RwiFqjyBJ2o&feature=related