The Lawton Story (1949)
The screen's FIRST great Passion Play!
Directed by William BeaudineFamily,Drama
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.
Year
1949
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
31 March 1949
TMDB
10.0 (1)
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