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When the Daltons Rode
When the Daltons Rode
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	George Marshall
Screenplay by	Harold Shumate
Based on	When the Daltons Rode; by Emmett Dalton and Jack Jungmeyer
Starring	Randolph Scott; Kay Francis; Brian Donlevy;
Cinematography	Hal Mohr
Edited by	Edward Curtiss
Music by	Frank Skinner
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	July 25, 1940 (Coffeyville, Kansas); August 23, 1940 (United States);
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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When the Daltons Rode is a 1940 American Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Randolph Scott, Kay Francis and Brian Donlevy. Based on the 1931 book of the same name by Emmett Dalton, a member of the Dalton Gang, and Jack Jungmeyer Sr., the film also includes a fictional family friend who tries to dissuade the Dalton brothers from becoming outlaws.

Plot

The film opens with the Old-Timer talking to Tod Jackson, setting the background of the story. Tod doesn't want a history lesson, he just wants to know where the Dalton's live.

The Dalton brothers, law-abiding farmers, move to Kansas from Missouri to begin a new life. Bob Dalton persuades Tod, a childhood friend and now a lawyer, to defend his kin Ben Dalton in a court case against a corrupt land-development company.

A melee erupts during the trial and the Daltons shoot their way out of the courtroom. Cronies of the land developers and the press portray the brothers as vicious criminals. Ben is shot in the back. Unable to live lawfully, the Daltons rob a stagecoach, and their reputation as dangerous outlaws spreads.

Tod and Bob Dalton's fiancée, Julie, fall in love.

Tod discovers that Caleb Winters is secretly behind the land company, amassing farmland he can sell for the railroad right-of-way, but when he tells Bob about it, Bob knocks him out. His mother and Julie confront Bob, and he realizes that he is no longer the man he was.

The gang was supposed to go their separate ways, but they defy Bob to pull one more bank job. He joins them in the resulting shootout. Winters takes rifle shots at the gang from his 2nd floor office, killing Ozark among others. When silence falls, Tod steps out onto the sidewalk and Winters aims at him. With his dying breath, Bob reloads his rifle and kills Winters.

Dissolve to a storefront displaying souvenir photos of the Dalton's and “Death Alley”.

Cut to the Old Timer, talking to Tod and Julie, who are now married.

Cast

Randolph Scott as Tod Jackson
Kay Francis as Julie King
Brian Donlevy as Grat Dalton
George Bancroft as Caleb Winters
Broderick Crawford as Bob Dalton
Stuart Erwin as Ben Dalton
Andy Devine as Ozark Jones
Frank Albertson as Emmett Dalton
Mary Gordon as Ma Dalton
Harvey Stephens as Rigby
Edgar Dearing as Sheriff
Quen Ramsey as Clem Wilson
Dorothy Granger as Nancy
Robert McKenzie as Photographer
Fay McKenzie as Hannah
Walter Soderling as Judge Lucius Thorndown (Judge Swain in the credits)
Mary Ainslee as Minnie
Erville Alderson as Dist. Atty. Wade
Sally Payne as Annabella
Edgar Buchanan as Old Timer (uncredited)
June Wilkins as Suzy

Production

The film was based on Emmett Dalton's autobiography. Universal announced the project in March 1940 with filming to begin in May. Stuart Anthony and Lester Cole worked on the script.^[1] The railroad scenes were filmed on the Sierra Railroad in Tuolumne County, California.^[2]

References

^ SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD: Universal to Produce 'When the Daltons Rode'--'Girls' Best Friend' Is Purchased 'TOO MANY HUSBANDS' HERE 'Northwest Passage,' Screen Version of Kenneth Roberts Book, at Capitol Today Of Local Origin, New York Times, March 7, 1940: 27.
^ Jensen, Larry (2018). Hollywood's Railroads: Sierra Railroad. Vol. Two. Sequim, Washington: Cochetopa Press. p. 19. ISBN 9780692064726.

External links

When the Daltons Rode at IMDb
When the Daltons Rode at the TCM Movie Database

[1] SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD: Universal to Produce 'When the Daltons Rode'--'Girls' Best Friend' Is Purchased 'TOO MANY HUSBANDS' HERE 'Northwest Passage,' Screen Version of Kenneth Roberts Book, at Capitol Today Of Local Origin, New York Times, March 7, 1940: 27.

[2] Jensen, Larry (2018). Hollywood's Railroads: Sierra Railroad. Vol. Two. Sequim, Washington: Cochetopa Press. p. 19. ISBN 9780692064726.

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 * [[Brian Donlevy]]
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 | cinematography = Hal Mohr
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+| editing        = [[Edward Curtiss]]
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-'''''When the Daltons Rode''''' is a 1940 American [[Western (genre)|Western]] film directed by [[George Marshall (director)|George Marshall]] and starring [[Randolph Scott]], [[Kay Francis]], and [[Brian Donlevy]].<ref name="imdb">{{cite web|title=When the Daltons Rode |publisher=''Internet Movie Database'' |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033254/ |accessdate=August 24, 2012}}</ref> Based on the book ''When the Daltons Rode'' by [[Emmett Dalton]], the sole surviving real-life gang member, and Jack Jungmeyer, the film is about a family friend of the [[Dalton Gang|Daltons]] who tries to dissuade them from becoming outlaws.
+'''''When the Daltons Rode''''' is a 1940 American [[Western (genre)|Western]] film directed by [[George Marshall (director)|George Marshall]] and starring [[Randolph Scott]], [[Kay Francis]] and [[Brian Donlevy]]. Based on the 1931 book of the same name by [[Emmett Dalton]], a member of the [[Dalton Gang]], and Jack Jungmeyer Sr., the film also includes a fictional family friend who tries to dissuade the Dalton brothers from becoming outlaws.
+==Plot==
+The film opens with the Old-Timer talking to Tod Jackson, setting the background of the story. Tod doesn't want a history lesson, he just wants to know where the Dalton's live.
+The Dalton brothers, law-abiding farmers, move to [[Kansas]] from [[Missouri]] to begin a new life. Bob Dalton persuades Tod, a childhood friend and now a lawyer, to defend his kin Ben Dalton in a court case against a corrupt land-development company.
+A melee erupts during the trial and the Daltons shoot their way out of the courtroom. Cronies of the land developers and the press portray the brothers as vicious criminals. Ben is shot in the back. Unable to live lawfully, the Daltons rob a stagecoach, and their reputation as dangerous outlaws spreads.
+Tod and  [[Bob Dalton]]'s fiancée, Julie, fall in love.
+Tod discovers that Caleb Winters is secretly behind the land company, amassing farmland he can sell for the railroad right-of-way, but when he tells Bob about it, Bob knocks him out. His mother and Julie confront Bob, and he realizes that he is no longer the man he was.
+The gang was supposed to go their separate ways, but they defy Bob to pull one more bank job. He joins them in the resulting shootout. Winters takes rifle shots at the gang from his 2nd floor office, killing Ozark among others. When silence falls, Tod steps out onto the sidewalk and Winters aims at him. With his dying breath, Bob reloads his rifle and kills Winters.
+Dissolve to a storefront displaying souvenir photos of the Dalton's and “Death Alley”.
+Cut to the Old Timer, talking to Tod and Julie, who are now  married.
 ==Cast==
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 * [[Brian Donlevy]] as [[Gratton Dalton|Grat Dalton]]
 * [[George Bancroft (actor)|George Bancroft]] as Caleb Winters
-* [[Broderick Crawford]] as Bob Dalton
+* [[Broderick Crawford]] as [[Bob Dalton]]
 * [[Stuart Erwin]] as Ben Dalton
 * [[Andy Devine]] as Ozark Jones
-* [[Frank Albertson]] as Emmett Dalton
+* [[Frank Albertson]] as [[Emmett Dalton]]
 * [[Mary Gordon (actor)|Mary Gordon]] as Ma Dalton
 * Harvey Stephens as Rigby
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 * [[Erville Alderson]] as Dist. Atty. Wade
 * [[Sally Payne]] as Annabella
+* [[Edgar Buchanan]] as Old Timer (uncredited)
-* June Wilkins as Suzy<ref name="imdbcast">{{cite web|title=Full cast and crew for When the Daltons Rode |publisher=''Internet Movie Database'' |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033254/fullcredits |accessdate=August 24, 2012}}</ref>
+* June Wilkins as Suzy
+==Production==
+The film was based on Emmett Dalton's autobiography. Universal announced the project in March 1940 with filming to begin in May. Stuart Anthony and [[Lester Cole]] worked on the script.<ref>SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD: Universal to Produce 'When the Daltons Rode'--'Girls' Best Friend' Is Purchased 'TOO MANY HUSBANDS' HERE 'Northwest Passage,' Screen Version of Kenneth Roberts Book, at Capitol Today Of Local Origin, [[New York Times]], March 7, 1940: 27.</ref> The railroad scenes were filmed on the [[Sierra Railroad]] in [[Tuolumne County, California]].<ref>{{cite book | last =Jensen | first =Larry | authorlink = | title =Hollywood's Railroads: Sierra Railroad | publisher =Cochetopa Press | series = | volume = Two| edition = | date =2018 | location =Sequim, Washington | pages =19 | language = | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=c-RNswEACAAJ&q=Hollywood%27s+Railroads | doi = | id = | isbn =9780692064726 | mr = | zbl = | jfm = }}</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-* {{imdb title|0033254|When the Daltons Rode}}
+* {{IMDb title|0033254|When the Daltons Rode}}
-* {{tcmdb title|95498|When the Daltons Rode}}
+* {{TCMDb title|95498|When the Daltons Rode}}
-* {{Amg movie|116566|When the Daltons Rode}}
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 [[Category:Films directed by George Marshall]]
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