When the Daltons Rode

When the Daltons Rode

1940 · 81 min · EN · NR · 6.2 (23 votes)
Dir. George Marshall · Starring Randolph Scott, Kay Francis, Brian Donlevy, George Bancroft, Broderick Crawford, Stuart Erwin · Music Frank Skinner

“WANTED DEAD or ALIVE SCREAMED THE NATION WHEN the DALTONS ROAD”

Western

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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Experience a classic Hollywood Western, filled with dramatic turns and earnest performances. It evokes a sense of bygone frontier justice, where loyalty is tested against sweeping landscapes and romantic entanglements. A nostalgic journey into the heart of early American cinema.

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