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High, Wide and Handsome

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Shortly after marrying Sally Watterson (Irene Dunne) in 1859, Peter Cortlandt (Randolph Scott) discovers oil on his grandmother's farm, and soon nearby farmers also find natural gas reserves beneath their land. Determined to purchase their valuable land, railroad tycoon Walt Brennan (Alan Hale) raises the prices for using his trains for oil transportation, hoping to force the farmers to sell. Peter, in search of a better solution, begins constructing a pipeline.

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Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine 07/22/2019
[An] unusually entertaining film, which is part industrial history, part romance and part musical show. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 03/28/2016
B
A classic. Go to Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) 02/11/2015
4.5/5
High, Wide and Handsome is a fine film - beautiful to look at, stylish and very entertaining. It gets better every time I see it, too. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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05/13/2012 This musical western, directed by Rouben Mamoulian, features an integrated score by Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II which predates OKLAHOMA by almost six years; the songs include "Can I Forget You" and "The Folks Who Live On the Hill." See more Read all reviews
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Rouben Mamoulian

Director

Irene Dunne

Sally Watterson

Randolph Scott

Peter Cortlandt

Dorothy Lamour

Molly Fuller

Elizabeth Patterson

Grandma Cortlandt

Raymond Walburn

Doc Watterson
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Synopsis Shortly after marrying Sally Watterson (Irene Dunne) in 1859, Peter Cortlandt (Randolph Scott) discovers oil on his grandmother's farm, and soon nearby farmers also find natural gas reserves beneath their land. Determined to purchase their valuable land, railroad tycoon Walt Brennan (Alan Hale) raises the prices for using his trains for oil transportation, hoping to force the farmers to sell. Peter, in search of a better solution, begins constructing a pipeline.
Director
Rouben Mamoulian
Producer
Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Screenwriter
Oscar Hammerstein II, George O'Neil
Production Co
Paramount Pictures
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 21, 1937, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Nov 21, 2014
Runtime
1h 52m