Oklahoma Crude (film) Oklahoma Crude is a 1973 American comedy-drama western film directed by Stanley Kramer in Panavision. It stars George C. Scott, Faye Dunaway, John Mills and Jack Palance. It was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where Kramer won the Golden Prize for Direction. The song "Send a Little Love My Way", sung by Anne Murray, was featured in the film and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1973. Plot Set in the early 20th century, the film is about a lone woman, Lena Doyle (Faye Dunaway) who finds herself threatened by tough businessmen who want to take her land which possesses crude oil. Rather than settle and sell the land she rightfully owns, Lena decides to fight and to do this, she accepts the help of her father (John Mills) and a hired gun named Mason (George C. Scott). The title is also a double entendre as it is a fitting moniker for Scott's character, "Noble" Mason, who sides with Lena only after unsuccessfully attempting to be bought by the business interests, becomes romantically involved with her when the prospects for success are good and leaves when the well turns out to be a bust. Cast George C. Scott as Noble Mason Faye Dunaway as Lena Doyle John Mills as Cleon Doyle Jack Palance as Hellman William Lucking as Marion Harvey Jason as Wilcox Ted Gehring as Wobbly Cliff Osmond as Massive Man Rafael Campos as Jimmy Woodrow Parfrey as Lawyer John Hudkins as Bloom Harvey Parry as Bliss Bob Herron as Dulling Jerry Brown as Rucker Jim Burk as Moody See also List of American films of 1973 References External links Category:1973 films Category:1970s drama films Category:American films Category:American drama films Category:English-language films Category:Films directed by Stanley Kramer Category:Films produced by Stanley Kramer Category:Films set in Oklahoma Category:Films set in the 1900s Category:Films scored by Henry Mancini Category:Works about petroleum Category:Columbia Pictures films