The Lawton Story (1949)

The screen's FIRST great Passion Play!

Genre : Family, Drama

Runtime : 0M

Director : William Beaudine, Harold Daniels
Writer : Scott Darling

Synopsis

Most of the footage is devoted to the annual Passion Play at Lawton, Oklahoma, enacted by volunteers from several nearby communities. This portion of The Lawton Story was directed by Harold Daniels and narrated by radio announcer Knox Manning. To bring the film up to feature length, a fictional plotline concerning the preparations for the pageant was hastily assembled, featuring such familiar Hollywood character players as Forrest Taylor, Willa Pearl Curtis and Maude Eburne.

Actors

Ginger Prince

Ginger

Forrest Taylor

Uncle Mark Wallock

Millard Coody

Millard Coody / Jesus

Ferris Taylor

Uncle Jonathan Wallock

Gwynne Shipman

Jane (as Gwyn Shipman)

Maude Eburne

Henrietta

Willa Pearl Curtis

Willa Pearl

Knox Manning

Narrator

Crews

Director

Director

Screenplay

Original Music Composer

Henry Sharp

Director of Photography

Editor

Editor

Art Direction

Producer

Producer

Associate Producer

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