When the Daltons Rode

"WANTED DEAD or ALIVE SCREAMED THE NATION WHEN the DALTONS ROAD"

Aug 23 1940 Approved 1h 21m
Action, Adventure, Drama

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?

Plot

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?

Written by

Harold Shumate, Emmett Dalton, Jack Jungmeyer

Directed by

George Marshall

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

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