The Lawton Story (1949)
The Lawton Story (1949) - Family Movies 1:47:31 minutes. The Prince of Peace. 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. passion play
Released: Mar 31, 1949
Runtime: 1:47:31 minutes
Stars: Ginger Prince, Forrest Taylor, Millard Coody, Ferris Taylor, Gwynne Shipman, Maude Eburne
Crew: William Beaudine (Director), Harold Daniels (Director), Scott Darling (Screenplay), Henry Sharp (Director of Photography), Dave Torbett (Original Music Composer), Dave Milton (Art Direction)