The Lawton Story (1949)
March 31, 1949Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Ginger Prince
Ginger
Forrest Taylor
Uncle Mark Wallock
Millard Coody
Millard Coody / Jesus
Ferris Taylor
Uncle Jonathan Wallock
Gwynne Shipman
Jane (as Gwyn Shipman)
Maude Eburne
Henrietta
Willa Pearl Curtis
Willa Pearl
Knox Manning
Narrator
William Beaudine
Director
Harold Daniels
Director
Scott Darling
Screenplay
Raymond Largay
Dr. Martin
Dave Torbett
Original Music Composer
Henry Sharp
Director of Photography
Asa Boyd Clark
Editor
Richard C. Currier
Editor
Dave Milton
Art Direction
J.S. Jossey
Producer
Kroger Babb
Producer
Milton Raison
Writer
Mildred Horn
Writer
Neil E. Bogan
Associate Producer
Details.
This Movie Is About.
passion play
Wiki.
The Lawton Story of "The Prince of Peace", originally released as The Lawton Story and later reissued as The Prince of Peace, is a religious-themed film that later made the roadshow rounds presented by exploitation pioneer Kroger Babb. Filmed in Cinecolor in 1948, it is based on an annual passion play in Lawton, Oklahoma, "The Prince of Peace," created in 1926 by Rev. A. Mark Wallock. This Easter pageant became immensely popular among locals, attracting as many as 250,000 people.
The film was presented in various forms through the years following its debut. It also served as the debut film of child actress Ginger Prince, who was touted as her generation's Shirley Temple.