WHEN THE DALTONS RODE (DVD) DVD

When the Daltons Rode
When the Daltons Rode is the much-embellished tale of that celebrated outlaw family, the Daltons. Broderick Crawford, Brian Donlevy, Stu Erwin and Frank Albertson play the gunslinging brothers, with Mary Gordon on hand as Ma Dalton. In the tradition of the 1939 western Jesse James, the film whitewashes the Daltons, showing them being forced into committing their crimes by duplicitous railroad interests. There's plenty of comic banter and byplay until about twenty minutes from the end; then the film becomes a nonstop marathon of action, halted only by the Daltons' fateful (and for the most part fatal) bank robbery in Coffeyville, Kansas. Randolph Scott is the nominal hero, a lawyer who befriends the boys and tries to dissuade them from their life of crime. When the Daltons Rode ends with all four brothers dead as doornails--even though the script was based on the autobiography of the surviving Dalton! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Randolph Scott as Tom 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 Frank Albertson as Emmett Dalton Mary Gordon as Ma Dalton Harvey Stephens as Rigby Edgar Dearing as Sheriff Quen Ramsey as Wilson Dorothy Granger as Nancy Fay McKenzie as Hannah Walter Soderling as Judge Swain Mary Ainslee as Minnie Erville Alderson as District Attorney Wade Sally Payne as Annabella June Wilkins as Suzy

Crew Jack Otterson - Art Director Vera West - Costume Designer George Marshall - Director Edward A. Curtiss - Editor Hal Mohr - Cinematographer Harold Shumate - Screenwriter Stuart Anthony - Screenwriter Lester Cole - Screenwriter Jack Jungmeyer - Book Author Emmet Dalton - Book Author

When the Daltons Rode
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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish Sound Processing: DDM2.0: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (Recorded in mono, but split to give the illusion of a stereo mix on home theater systems). Additional Features: none specified DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 81 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Looking Up Old Friends (Main Titles) [5:46] 2. Sight for Sore Eyes [5:02] 3. Change in Plans [3:45] 4. Persuaded to Stay [6:03] 5. Falling in Love [4:23] 6. Deadly Survey [2:33] 7. Trial Begins Today [2:27] 8. Order in the Court [5:29] 9. Brothers at Large [4:34] 10. Backs Against the Wall [8:11] 11. Shoot on Site [3:18] 12. Cafe Getaway [4:36] 13. Stagecoach Chase [4:50] 14. Railway Dividends [4:56] 15. The Town Owes Us [4:26] 16. Found Out [4:34] 17. Death Alley [5:16] 18. End Titles [:29]