The Doolins of Oklahoma

The Doolins of Oklahoma
Directed by	Gordon Douglas
Produced by	Harry Joe Brown
Written by	Kenneth Garnet
Starring	Randolph Scott
Music by	George Duning Paul Sawtell
Cinematography	Charles Lawton Jr.
Edited by	Charles Nelson
Production company	Producers-Actors Corporation
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	May 27, 1949 (1949-05-27)
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.

Plot

When the Daltons are killed at Coffeyville, KS, gang member Bill Doolin arriving late escapes but kills a man. Now wanted for murder, he becomes the leader of the Doolin gang. He eventually leaves the gang 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."

External links

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