The Stars Fell on Henrietta(1995)
Henrietta, Texas...It was 1935, and all they had was a dream.
The setting is early America during the oil boom. An elderly, down on his luck 'oil man', Mr. Cox finds himself in the town of Henrietta. Using unconventional methods, he convinces himself and local Don Day that there is oil on Day's land. The financially strapped Day puts everything into finding oil...but at what cost?
Movie: The Stars Fell on Henrietta
Top 10 Billed Cast
Mr. Cox
Don Day
Cora Day
Big Dave McDermot
Beatric Day (eldest daughter)
Mary Day (as Francesca Ruth Eastwood)
Big Dave's driver
Roy
Henry Nakai
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The setting is early America during the oil boom. An elderly, down on his luck 'oil man', Mr. Cox finds himself in the town of Henrietta. Using unconventional methods, he convinces himself and local Don Day that there is oil on Day's land. The financially strapped Day puts everything into finding oil...but at what cost?
Release Date
1995-09-15
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Henrietta, Texas...It was 1935, and all they had was a dream.
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