The Lawton Story

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The Lawton Story (1949)

Directed by William Beaudine, Harold Daniels

“The screen's FIRST great Passion Play!”

Family, Drama

Most of the footage is devoted to the annual Passion Play at Lawton, Oklahoma, enacted by volunteers from several nearby communities. This portion of The Lawton Story was directed by Harold Daniels and narrated by radio announcer Knox Manning. To bring the film up to feature length, a fictional plotline concerning the preparations for the pageant was hastily assembled, featuring such familiar Hollywood character players as Forrest Taylor, Willa Pearl Curtis and Maude Eburne.

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Cast

G
Ginger Prince Ginger Forrest Taylor Uncle Mark Wallock
M
Millard Coody Millard Coody / Jesus Ferris Taylor Uncle Jonathan Wallock
G
Gwynne Shipman Jane (as Gwyn Shipman) Maude Eburne Henrietta Willa Pearl Curtis Willa Pearl Knox Manning Narrator

Crew

Director
William Beaudine, Harold Daniels
Screenplay
Scott Darling
Director of Photography
Henry Sharp
Original Music Composer
Dave Torbett
Editor
Asa Boyd Clark, Richard C. Currier
Producer
J.S. Jossey, Kroger Babb

Details

Release date
1949-03-31
Genres
Family, Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Hallmark Productions