When the Daltons Rode

When the Daltons Rode (1940)

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?

Date of release
1940-08-23
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (23)
Runtime
1h 21m
Genres
Western
Director
George Marshall

Casting

Interesting facts

When the Daltons Rode is a 1940 American Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Randolph Scott, Kay Francis and Brian Donlevy. Based on the 1931 book of the same name by Emmett Dalton, a member of the Dalton Gang, and Jack Jungmeyer Sr., the film also includes a fictional family friend who tries to dissuade the Dalton brothers from becoming outlaws.

Production

The film was based on Emmett Dalton's autobiography. Universal announced the project in March 1940 with filming to begin in May. Stuart Anthony and Lester Cole worked on the script. The railroad scenes were filmed on the Sierra Railroad in Tuolumne County, California.

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