
The Lawton Story
Family · Drama
Overview
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.
Top Cast
Ginger Prince
Ginger Prince
Ginger
Ginger Prince
Ginger


Forrest Taylor
Forrest Taylor
Uncle Mark Wallock
Forrest Taylor
Uncle Mark Wallock
Millard Coody
Millard Coody
Millard Coody / Jesus
Millard Coody
Millard Coody / Jesus


Ferris Taylor
Ferris Taylor
Uncle Jonathan Wallock
Ferris Taylor
Uncle Jonathan Wallock
Gwynne Shipman
Gwynne Shipman
Jane (as Gwyn Shipman)
Gwynne Shipman
Jane (as Gwyn Shipman)


Maude Eburne
Maude Eburne
Henrietta
Maude Eburne
Henrietta
Willa Pearl Curtis
Willa Pearl Curtis
Willa Pearl
Willa Pearl Curtis
Willa Pearl


Knox Manning
Knox Manning
Narrator
Knox Manning
Narrator
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