The Lawton Story
1949, English. Directed by William Beaudine & Harold Daniels.
The screen's FIRST great Passion Play!
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.
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- Released
- 31 March 1949
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Scott Darling
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Who directed The Lawton Story?
The Lawton Story (1949) was directed by William Beaudine and Harold Daniels and stars Ginger Prince, Forrest Taylor, Millard Coody.