When the Daltons Rode
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When the Daltons Rode is a 1940 western film starring Randolph Scott
as a family friend who tries to dissuade the Daltons
from turning outlaw. It was based on the book of the same name by the sole surviving real-life gang member Emmett Dalton
and Jack Jungmeyer.
Randolph Scott
Randolph Scott was an American film actor whose career spanned from 1928 to 1962. As a leading man for all but the first three years of his cinematic career, Scott appeared in a variety of genres, including social dramas, crime dramas, comedies, musicals , adventure tales, war films, and even a few...
as a family friend who tries to dissuade the Daltons
Dalton Gang
The Dalton Gang, also known as The Dalton Brothers, was a family of both lawmen and outlaws in the American Old West during 1890-1892. They specialized in bank and train robberies. They were related to the Younger brothers, who rode with Jesse James, though they acted later and independently of...
from turning outlaw. It was based on the book of the same name by the sole surviving real-life gang member Emmett Dalton
Emmett Dalton
Emmett Dalton was an American outlaw, train robber and member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old West. Part of the ill-fated Dalton raid on two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas, he survived despite receiving 23 gunshot wounds...
and Jack Jungmeyer.
Cast
- Randolph Scott as Tod Jackson
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as Ma Dalton - Harvey Stephens as Rigby
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as Sheriff (as Edgar Deering) - Quen Ramsey as Clem Wilson
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as Hannah - Walter Soderling as Judge Lucius Thorndown (Judge Swain in the credits)
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as Annabella - June Wilkins as Suzy