Release Date: 1940-08-23
Overview: 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?
Rating: 6 / 10
Randolph Scott
as Tod Jackson
Kay Francis
as Julie King
Brian Donlevy
as Grat Dalton
George Bancroft
as Caleb Winters
Broderick Crawford
as Bob Dalton
Emmett Dalton - Book
Jack Jungmeyer - Author
Harold Shumate - Writer
Harold Shumate - Screenplay
George Marshall - Director
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...
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 ...