Al Jennings of Oklahoma

1951 film

January 17, 1951 (1951-01-17)

Running time

79 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Al Jennings of Oklahoma is a 1951 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Dan Duryea and Gale Storm. It is based on the story of Al Jennings, a former train robber turned attorney.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

The rambunctious youngest son of a family of lawyers turns against the justice system after the murder of his brother and becomes the leader of a notorious bandit gang.^[4]

Cast

Dan Duryea as Al Jennings
Gale Storm as Margo St. Claire
Dick Foran as Frank Jennings
Gloria Henry as Alice Calhoun
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Lon Tuttle
Raymond Greenleaf as Judge Jennings
Stanley Andrews as Marshal Ken Slattery
John Ridgely as Railroad Detective Dan Hanes
James Millican as Ed Jennings
Harry Shannon as Fred Salter
John Dehner as Tom Marsden
Fred Aldrich as Henchman (uncredited)

Production

The film, directed by Ray Nazarro on a screenplay by George Bricker and a subject by Al J. Jennings and Will Irwin, was produced by Rudolph C. Flothow for Columbia Pictures and shot in Iverson Ranch at Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, from mid-April to late May 1950.

References

^ Varner p.130
^ Wooley, John (2011). Shot in Oklahoma: A Century of Sooner State Cinema. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-8409-8. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
^ Dary, David (2015). Stories of Old-Time Oklahoma. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-8061-5171-7. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
^ Tucker, David C. (2018). Gale Storm: A Biography and Career Record. McFarland. p. 173. ISBN 978-1-4766-7177-2. Retrieved November 30, 2019.