The Lawton Story

Name: The Lawton Story
Director: William Beaudine
Genre: Family, Drama
Released: 1949-03-31
Cast: Ginger Prince, Forrest Taylor, Millard Coody, Ferris Taylor, Gwynne Shipman

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1949 · Family · Drama · TMDB 10.0/10

Overview

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.

Directed by William Beaudine

Cast

Ginger Prince — Ginger
Forrest Taylor — Uncle Mark Wallock
Millard Coody — Millard Coody / Jesus
Ferris Taylor — Uncle Jonathan Wallock
Gwynne Shipman — Jane (as Gwyn Shipman)