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The Lawton Story (1949)

The screen's FIRST great Passion Play!

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.

Release: 1949-03-31
Cast
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Ginger Prince
Ginger
Forrest Taylor
Forrest Taylor
Uncle Mark Wallock
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Millard Coody
Millard Coody / Jesus
Ferris Taylor
Ferris Taylor
Uncle Jonathan Wallock
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Gwynne Shipman
Jane (as Gwyn Shipman)
Maude Eburne
Maude Eburne
Henrietta
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Willa Pearl Curtis
Willa Pearl
Knox Manning
Knox Manning
Narrator