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When the Daltons Rode (1940)

When the Daltons Rode poster
Directed by
Harold Shumate, Emmett Dalton, George Marshall
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 21m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family friend tries to talk the Dalton brothers out of turning to crime. The story tracks how pressures and choices lead them toward outlaw life.

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What happens

When the Daltons Rode is a 1940 American Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Randolph Scott, Kay Francis and Brian Donlevy. Based on the 1931 book of the same name by Emmett Dalton, a member of the Dalton Gang, and Jack Jungmeyer Sr., the film also includes a fictional family friend who tries to dissuade the Dalton brothers from becoming outlaws. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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