The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (1979) (TV)

Director:

Dan Curtis

Writer:

Earl W. Wallace (writer)

Release Date:

20 November 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Western

Plot:

A light-hearted view of the Dalton Gang's legendary raid on Coffeyville, Kansas and the years leading...

Plot Keywords:

Brother | Outlaw | Brothel | One Last Job | Based On True Story

Cast

Cliff Potts	...	Bob Dalton
Randy Quaid	...	Grat Dalton
Larry Wilcox	...	Emmet Dalton
Sharon Farrell	...	Flo Quick
Matt Clark	...	George 'Bitter Creek' Newcomb
Royal Dano	...	Pa Dalton
Julie Hill	...	Julie Williams
John Karlen	...	Charlie Powers
Mills Watson	...	Bill Dalton
Elliott Street	...	Potts
Terry Kiser	...	Nafius, the reporter
Bo Hopkins	...	Billy Doolin
John Fitzpatrick	...	Texas Jack Broadwell
Eric Lawson	...	Willie Powers
Dennis Fimple	...	Blackface / Charlie Bright

Runtime:

180 min (including commercials) | Germany:142 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Dan Curtis Productions

Quotes:

Billy Doolin: Well, Bob, I'd like for you to explain something to me. Why does it have to be called 'The Dalton Gang'? You explain that to me, please?
Bob Dalton: It's simple Billy. Gangs is always called after their leader, like...ah, Jesse and Younger.
Billy Doolin: Well now, I don't see any reason why I can't be the leader.
Bob Dalton: Billy, in the first place, you don't have any leadership qualities...which I do. And the second place, a 'Doolin Gang' sounds kind of dumb. I mean, what kind of name is Doolin?

The Last Ride should have never been made

"The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang" is not any good. The script writers spin and twist the story to distort reality. A better movie would be the "The Last Day" starring Richard Widmark, Barbara Rush, and Robert Conrad. Though "The Last Day" creates a story around Richard Widmark's fictitious character, the movie is closer to some of the actual events and situations.

"The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang" characterizes the lives of the Dalton's as being frolicking womanizers. The whole movie distorts a historical event and trivializes the defenders of Coffeyville and the ones who died in the defense of their town.