Western

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?

Release Date : 1940-08-23

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Tod Jackson

Original Name : Randolph Scott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julie King

Original Name : Kay Francis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Grat Dalton

Original Name : Brian Donlevy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Caleb Winters

Original Name : George Bancroft

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bob Dalton

Original Name : Broderick Crawford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ben Dalton

Original Name : Stuart Erwin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ozark

Original Name : Andy Devine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Emmett Dalton

Original Name : Frank Albertson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ma Dalton

Original Name : Mary Gordon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rigby

Original Name : Harvey Stephens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheriff

Original Name : Edgar Dearing

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wilson

Original Name : Quen Ramsey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nancy

Original Name : Dorothy Granger

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hannah

Original Name : Fay McKenzie

Gender : Female

Character Name : Judge Lucius Thorndown [Judge Swain in credits]

Original Name : Walter Soderling

Gender : Male

Character Name : Minnie

Original Name : Mary Ainslee

Gender : Female

Character Name : District Attorney Wade

Original Name : Erville Alderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Annabella

Original Name : Sally Payne

Gender : Female

Character Name : Suzy

Original Name : June Wilkins

Gender : Female

Character Name : Narrator / Old-Timer (uncredited)

Original Name : Edgar Buchanan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Photographer

Original Name : Robert McKenzie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman

Original Name : Frank Austin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman

Original Name : Jack Baxley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman

Original Name : John Beck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy on Train

Original Name : Stanley Blystone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy on Train

Original Name : Ed Brady

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Al Bridge

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl

Original Name : Mary Cassidy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy on Train

Original Name : Jack Rube Clifford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rigby Henchman

Original Name : Harry Cording

Gender : Male

Character Name : Freight Agent

Original Name : Kernan Cripps

Gender : Male

Character Name : Oklahoma Townsman

Original Name : Charles Dorety

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pete Norris - Juror

Original Name : Robert Dudley

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Billy Engle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman

Original Name : Tom Fadden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Annabella's Brother

Original Name : James Flavin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy on Train

Original Name : William Gould

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy in Baggage Car

Original Name : George Guhl

Gender : Male

Character Name : Second Train Engineer

Original Name : Lloyd Ingraham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Oklahoma Sheriff

Original Name : Joe King

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rigby Henchman

Original Name : Bob Kortman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rigby Henchman

Original Name : Ethan Laidlaw

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lyncher

Original Name : Tom London

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy on Train

Original Name : Walter Long

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crony #2

Original Name : Ian Maclaren

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Lafe McKee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Sheriff

Original Name : Charles McMurphy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl

Original Name : Dorothy Moore

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ed Pickett - Juror

Original Name : James C. Morton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tim

Original Name : Charles Murphy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mason - Rigby Henchman

Original Name : Eddie Parker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Sheriff

Original Name : James Pierce

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Train Engineer

Original Name : Russ Powell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henchman

Original Name : Bob Reeves

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jim Osborne - Juror

Original Name : Henry Roquemore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Annabella's Brother

Original Name : Don Rowan

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Bailiff

Original Name : Forrest Taylor

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Cronie

Original Name : Cyril Thornton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pete - Restaurant Counterman

Original Name : Pat West

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Duke York

Gender : Male

Reviews

giant13

@giant13

2021-09-09

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.]

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-04-04

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.