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The Doolins of Oklahoma
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Wikipedia article
'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, marries 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."
References
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