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The Doolins of Oklahoma

 
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The Doolins of Oklahoma

  • Director: Gordon M. Douglas
  • AMG Rating: starstar
  • Genre: Western
  • Movie Type: Biopic, Docudrama
  • Main Cast: Randolph Scott, George Macready, Louise Allbritton, John Ireland, Virginia Huston
  • Release Year: 1949
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 90 minutes

Plot

Randolph Scott both co-produced and starred in this above average Western chronicling the career of one of the last of the legendary Western outlaws. When the Dalton gang is ambushed by U.S. Marshals, Bill Doolin (Scott), the last surviving member, forms his own group of bank robbers that includes Red Buck (Frank Fenton), Arkansas Tom Jones (Charles Kemper), and Bitter Creek (John Ireland). Although the gang is widely successful, things quickly heat up to a point where Doolin advises his men to lay low before reuniting after three months. Hiding out in a church in Claymore, Doolin is befriended by Deacon Burton (Griff Barnett), whose daughter, Elaine (Virginia Huston), he begins to court and eventually marries under the alias of Daley. But the past catches up with the former outlaw soon enough and he is forced to skip town. Resuming their illegal occupation, the Doolin gang is finally cornered in Ingalls, where Tulsa (Jock Mahoney) is killed and Arkansas captured. Doolin and surviving gang member Little Billy (Noah Beery Jr.) hide out at the former Daley homestead, where, to their surprise, Elaine has been patiently waiting for the return of her husband. Determined to leave his old life for good, Doolin plans to flee with Elaine to an unclaimed area between Kansas and Texas, but an old foe, Marshal Sam Hughes (George Macready), is waiting in the wings. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide

Cast

Charles Kemper - Arkansas; Noah Beery, Jr. - Little Bill; Dona Drake - Cattle Annie; Robert H. Barrat - Heck Thomas; Lee Patrick - Melissa Price; Griff Barnett - Deacon Burton; Frank Fenton - Red Buck; James Kirkwood - Rev. Mears; Robert Osterloh - Wichita; Virginia Brissac - Mrs. Burton; John Sheehan - Dunn; Stanley Andrews - Sheriff; Al Bridge; Jock Mahoney - Tulsa Jack

Credit

George Brooks - Art Director, Gordon M. Douglas - Director, Charles Nelson - Editor, George Duning - Composer (Music Score), Paul Sawtell - Composer (Music Score), Morris W. Stoloff - Composer (Music Score), Morris W. Stoloff - Musical Direction/Supervision, Charles Lawton - Cinematographer, Harry Joe Brown - Producer, Frank A. Tuttle - Set Designer, Kenneth Gamet - Screenwriter
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