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The Lawton Story

  • 19491949
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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The Lawton Story (1949)
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Drama set around the annual passion play in the Wichita Mountains of Oklahoma.Drama set around the annual passion play in the Wichita Mountains of Oklahoma.Drama set around the annual passion play in the Wichita Mountains of Oklahoma.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
33
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
183,982
116,948
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    • Directors
      • William Beaudine
      • Harold Daniels
    • Writers
      • Scott Darling(screenplay)
      • Mildred Horn(story)
      • Milton Raison(story)
    • Stars
      • Ginger Prince
      • Forrest Taylor
      • Millard Coody
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    • Directors
      • William Beaudine
      • Harold Daniels
    • Writers
      • Scott Darling(screenplay)
      • Mildred Horn(story)
      • Milton Raison(story)
    • Stars
      • Ginger Prince
      • Forrest Taylor
      • Millard Coody
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    • 3User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Ginger Prince
    • Ginger
    Forrest Taylor
    Forrest Taylor
    • Uncle Mark Wallock
    Millard Coody
    • Millard Coody…
    Ferris Taylor
    Ferris Taylor
    • Uncle Jonathan Wallock
    Gwynne Shipman
    Gwynne Shipman
    • Jane
    • (as Gwyn Shipman)
    Darlene Bridges
    • Darlene Bridges…
    Maude Eburne
    Maude Eburne
    • Henrietta
    Willa Pearl Curtis
    • Willa Pearl
    Raymond Largay
    • Dr. Martin
    • (as Ray Largay)
    A.S. Fischer
    • A.S. Fisher…
    Hazel Lee Becker
    • Self…
    William Ruhl
    • Mr. Nelson
    Russ Whiteman
    • Mr. Cole
    Knox Manning
    Knox Manning
    • Narrator
    Lydia McKim
    Billy Lord
    Lee 'Lasses' White
    Lee 'Lasses' White
    Del Fisher
    • Directors
      • William Beaudine
      • Harold Daniels
    • Writers
      • Scott Darling(screenplay)
      • Mildred Horn(story)
      • Milton Raison(story)
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    • Trivia
      The actors were all residents of Lawton, Oklahoma--where this was filmed--and their Oklahoma accents were so strong that all of their lines had to be re-dubbed.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Down in Oklahoma
      Written by Lee 'Lasses' White

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    Truly a Legendary Movie
    I first heard about this movie 60 years ago when I was 14 years old. Last night I found it by channel hop on TV. The movie is 4 hours and I saw just part of it, but I'd like to add Review #2 to IMDb. This played "roadshow" just like "Mom and Dad." With Mom and Dad (reputed to be the only movie to have an actual sex scene, which it DID NOT in fact have) the film is interrupted while they hawk sexual hygiene books to the audience. With "Lawton Story" they did the same think, selling Bibles. My understanding is that each film played only one theater in the US at any given time; along with the book selling scheme.

    "Lawton Story" is a beautiful film to watch. The Cinecolor looks way better than you'd expect. The first thing you notice is the acting. You might say it's amateur-like; but that's because 100% of the cast are amateurs, people living in Lawton, Oklahoma; where the film was made. In a few minutes, a person can get used to this. The good point is that the dialog is NOT Hollywood style, but entirely taken verbatim from the New Testament.

    After 65 years, this is still a remarkable and unique film. Particularly in light of such dreadful and stupid 2014 flops --- Son of God, Noah, Exodus --- three Bible films which have nothing much to do with the Bible.
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    • vitaleralphlouis
    • Dec 25, 2014

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    • Release date
      • June 9, 1950 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Prince of Peace
    • Filming locations
      • Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Hallmark Productions
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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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