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When the Daltons Rode
WANTED DEAD or ALIVE SCREAMED THE NATION WHEN the DALTONS ROAD
Young lawyer Tod Jackson arrives in pioneer Kansas to visit his prosperous rancher friends the Daltons, just as the latter are in danger of losing their land to a crooked development company. When Tod tries to help them, a faked murder charge turns the Daltons into outlaws, but more victims than villains in this fictionalized version. Will Tod stay loyal to his friends despite falling in love with Bob Dalton's former fiancée Julie?
- Original title
- When the Daltons Rode
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
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CinemaSerf
Apr 4, 2022 · via TMDB
This is quite a solid western adventure depicting how the unstoppable railroad and their developers rode roughshod over all in their path. The "Dalton" family are one such family and when they engage "Jackson" (Randolph Scott) to help them out legally, to obviously no avail, they resort to lawlessness and start making life difficult for the trains and pursuing law enforcement alike. Scott actually features quite sparingly here, most of the film belongs to Brian Donlevy ("Grat") and Broderick Crawford ("Bob) and to the scene stealing Andy Devine ("Ozark") who knows how defuse a potentially lethal gun battle with a stagecoach and a little brass neck. It's only 80 minutes and George Marshall sees that the romance is kept to a minimum and that there are plenty of horse chases, shoot 'em ups and even some humour as the gang try to stay one step ahead. It's always nice to see Mary Gordon ("Ma Dalton" here, but always "Mrs. Hudson" in the Rathbone/Bruce "Sherlock Holmes" mysteries) and I quite enjoyed this.
giant13
Sep 8, 2021 · via TMDB
Action packed western about the real life Dalton gang with truth stretching of course, but that doesn’t affect the fun. Randy was certainly under used here, since he doesn’t even hold a gun during the entire film, but that makes sense since he wasn’t part of the gang. A slow start meets the half way point that marks the beginning of a 45 minute nonstop action string of set pieces that ends predictably, with the gang’s demise, and it was thrilling nonetheless. Also—the Kino Lorber print is outstanding. With this all star cast of western regulars, you need to go see it now! [insert any Andy Devine quote here.]
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Randolph Scott
Tod Jackson
Kay Francis
Julie King
Brian Donlevy
Grat Dalton
George Bancroft
Caleb Winters
Broderick Crawford
Bob Dalton
Stuart Erwin
Ben Dalton
Andy Devine
Ozark
Frank Albertson
Emmett Dalton
Mary Gordon
Ma Dalton
Harvey Stephens
Rigby
Edgar Dearing
Sheriff
Dorothy Granger
Nancy
Fay McKenzie
Hannah
Walter Soderling
Judge Lucius Thorndown [Judge Swain in credits]
Mary Ainslee
Minnie
Erville Alderson
District Attorney Wade
Sally Payne
Annabella
June Wilkins
Suzy
Edgar Buchanan
Narrator / Old-Timer (uncredited)
Robert McKenzie
Photographer
Frank Austin
Townsman
John Beck
Townsman
Stanley Blystone
Deputy on Train
Ed Brady
Deputy on Train
Al Bridge
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Jack Rube Clifford
Deputy on Train
Harry Cording
Rigby Henchman
Kernan Cripps
Freight Agent
Charles Dorety
Oklahoma Townsman
Robert Dudley
Pete Norris - Juror
Billy Engle
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Tom Fadden
Townsman
James Flavin
Annabella's Brother
William Gould
Deputy on Train
George Guhl
Deputy in Baggage Car
Lloyd Ingraham
Second Train Engineer
Joe King
Oklahoma Sheriff
Bob Kortman
Rigby Henchman
Ethan Laidlaw
Rigby Henchman
Tom London
Lyncher
Walter Long
Deputy on Train
Lafe McKee
Doctor
Dorothy Moore
Girl
James C. Morton
Ed Pickett - Juror
Charles Murphy
Tim
Eddie Parker
Mason - Rigby Henchman
James Pierce
Deputy Sheriff
Russ Powell
First Train Engineer
Bob Reeves
Henchman
Don Rowan
Annabella's Brother
Forrest Taylor
The Bailiff
Pat West
Pete - Restaurant Counterman
Duke York
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George Marshall
Director
Frank Skinner
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Jul 25, 1940
Coffeyville, Kansas
Aug 23, 1940
New York City, New York
