The Doolins of Oklahoma

The Doolins of Oklahoma
The Doolins of Oklahoma
Directed by	Gordon Douglas
Written by	Kenneth Gamet
Produced by	Harry Joe Brown
Starring	Randolph Scott ; George Macready ; Louise Allbritton
Cinematography	Charles Lawton Jr.
Edited by	Charles Nelson
Music by	George Duning; Paul Sawtell
Production; company	Producers-Actors Corporation
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	May 27, 1949;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Doolins of Oklahoma is a 1949 American Western film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Randolph Scott, George Macready and Louise Allbritton. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures.

Plot

When the Daltons are killed at Coffeyville, KS, gang member Bill Doolin, arriving late, escapes but kills a man in self defence. Now wanted for murder, he becomes the leader of the Doolin gang. He eventually leaves the gang, marries and tries to start a new life under a new name. But the old gang members appear and his true identity becomes known. So once again he becomes an outlaw trying to escape from the law. Written by Maurice VanAuken

Cast

Randolph Scott as Bill Doolin / Bill Daley
George Macready as Marshal Sam Hughes
Louise Allbritton as Rose of Cimarron
John Ireland as Bitter Creek
Virginia Huston as Elaine Burton
Charles Kemper as Thomas "Arkansas" Jones
Noah Beery Jr. as Little Bill
Dona Drake as Cattle Annie
Robert Barrat as Marshal Heck Thomas
Lee Patrick as Melissa Price
Griff Barnett as Deacon Burton
Frank Fenton as Red Buck
Jock Mahoney as Tulsa Jack Blake (as Jock O'Mahoney)

Reception

In his 2007 review, Dennis Schwartz gave the movie a grade of B, describing it as "a familiar Western formulaic set-up of a good man caught by circumstances and trapped in a life of crime" and stating "The old-fashioned story leaves a lot to be desired, but the cast takes it seriously and makes the unbelievable look as believable as possible."^[1]

References

^ Dennis Schwartz (July 27, 2007). "Doolins of Oklahoma, The".

External links

The Doolins of Oklahoma at IMDb
The Doolins of Oklahoma at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] Dennis Schwartz (July 27, 2007). "Doolins of Oklahoma, The".

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