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When the Daltons Rode

When the Daltons Rode

6,2 /10 (23 Votes)
1940 EN 81 min

Overview

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?

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Release date

23/08/1940

Votes

23

Popularity

1.3

WANTED DEAD or ALIVE SCREAMED THE NATION WHEN the DALTONS ROAD

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

81 min

Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

Tod Jackson

Kay Francis

Kay Francis

Julie King

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Grat Dalton

George Bancroft

George Bancroft

Caleb Winters

Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford

Bob Dalton

Stuart Erwin

Stuart Erwin

Ben Dalton

Andy Devine

Andy Devine

Ozark

Frank Albertson

Frank Albertson

Emmett Dalton

Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

Ma Dalton

Harvey Stephens

Harvey Stephens

Rigby

Edgar Dearing

Edgar Dearing

Sheriff

No photo

Quen Ramsey

Wilson

Dorothy Granger

Dorothy Granger

Nancy

Fay McKenzie

Fay McKenzie

Hannah

Walter Soderling

Walter Soderling

Judge Lucius Thorndown [Judge Swain in credits]

Mary Ainslee

Mary Ainslee

Minnie

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

District Attorney Wade

Sally Payne

Sally Payne

Annabella

June Wilkins

June Wilkins

Suzy

Edgar Buchanan

Edgar Buchanan

Narrator / Old-Timer (uncredited)

Robert McKenzie

Robert McKenzie

Photographer

Frank Austin

Frank Austin

Townsman

No photo

Jack Baxley

Townsman

John Beck

John Beck

Townsman

Stanley Blystone

Stanley Blystone

Deputy on Train

Ed Brady

Ed Brady

Deputy on Train

Al Bridge

Al Bridge

No photo

Mary Cassidy

Girl

Jack Rube Clifford

Jack Rube Clifford

Deputy on Train

Harry Cording

Harry Cording

Rigby Henchman

Kernan Cripps

Kernan Cripps

Freight Agent

Charles Dorety

Charles Dorety

Oklahoma Townsman

Robert Dudley

Robert Dudley

Pete Norris - Juror

Billy Engle

Billy Engle

Tom Fadden

Tom Fadden

Townsman

James Flavin

James Flavin

Annabella's Brother

William Gould

William Gould

Deputy on Train

George Guhl

George Guhl

Deputy in Baggage Car

Lloyd Ingraham

Lloyd Ingraham

Second Train Engineer

Joe King

Joe King

Oklahoma Sheriff

Bob Kortman

Bob Kortman

Rigby Henchman

Ethan Laidlaw

Ethan Laidlaw

Rigby Henchman

Tom London

Tom London

Lyncher

Walter Long

Walter Long

Deputy on Train

No photo

Ian Maclaren

Crony #2

Lafe McKee

Lafe McKee

Doctor

No photo

Charles McMurphy

Deputy Sheriff

Dorothy Moore

Dorothy Moore

Girl

James C. Morton

James C. Morton

Ed Pickett - Juror

Charles Murphy

Charles Murphy

Tim

Eddie Parker

Eddie Parker

Mason - Rigby Henchman

James Pierce

James Pierce

Deputy Sheriff

Russ Powell

Russ Powell

First Train Engineer

Bob Reeves

Bob Reeves

Henchman

No photo

Henry Roquemore

Jim Osborne - Juror

Don Rowan

Don Rowan

Annabella's Brother

Forrest Taylor

Forrest Taylor

The Bailiff

No photo

Cyril Thornton

First Cronie

Pat West

Pat West

Pete - Restaurant Counterman

Duke York

Duke York

Original Soundtrack

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giant13

giant13

2021-09-08

⭐ 7

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 D…

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-04-04

⭐ 6

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 leth…

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