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Early Cinema and Oklahoma

Description: Article illuminates the early history of cinema in Oklahoma. Oklahoma's most sustained period of high-profile filmmaking occurred during the early cinema period, those years before 1915, and had an emphasis on authenticity which meant shooting on location in the Sooner State, often with legendary outlaws recreating their old crimes.
Date: Winter 2011
Creator: Rhodes, Gary D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Bad Men and Good Bad Men: Outlaws in the Twin Territories and Their Influence on the Hollywood Outlaw

Description: Article contrasts the romanticized Hollywood image of the outlaw popular in Western films and fiction with the brutal reality of several gangs of outlaws as well as a handful of notable individuals active in Oklahoma and Indian Territories in the late nineteenth centuries.
Date: Winter 2018
Creator: Girkin, Clinton
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Tom Mix

Description: Photograph of Tom Mix dressed as a cowboy and riding a Henderson motorcycle in the motion picture "Hell Roarin' Reform," directed by Edward J. Lesaint.
Date: 1919
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Hollywood's Oklahoma"

Description: Article describes how the public image of Oklahoma has been impacted by its portrayal in films about Oklahoma, and details the concept of individual films throughout the years from the 1900s to 1980s. Hollywood's portrayal of Oklahoma ranges from a lawless wasteland to a thriving state made rich with oil, and provides some insight about perceptions of the state.
Date: Winter 1989
Creator: Spears, Jack
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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