The Lawton Story
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.
William Beaudine
Harold Daniels
Casts & Crew
Ginger Prince
Forrest Taylor
Millard Coody
Ferris Taylor
Gwynne Shipman
Maude Eburne
Willa Pearl Curtis
Knox Manning
Also Directed by William Beaudine
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