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When the Daltons Rode

  • 6.4 /10

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Plot

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?

Cast

Randolph Scott as Tod Jackson
Randolph Scott

as Tod Jackson

Kay Francis as Julie King
Kay Francis

as Julie King

Brian Donlevy as Grat Dalton
Brian Donlevy

as Grat Dalton

George Bancroft as Caleb Winters
George Bancroft

as Caleb Winters

Broderick Crawford as Bob Dalton
Broderick Crawford

as Bob Dalton

Stuart Erwin as Ben Dalton
Stuart Erwin

as Ben Dalton

Andy Devine as Ozark
Andy Devine

as Ozark

Frank Albertson as Emmett Dalton
Frank Albertson

as Emmett Dalton

Mary Gordon as Ma Dalton
Mary Gordon

as Ma Dalton

Harvey Stephens as Rigby
Harvey Stephens

as Rigby

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • August 23, 1940

Production Companies

  • Universal Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.35 hrs

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Reviews

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 predic…

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 actuall…