When the Daltons Rode

When the Daltons Rode
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGeorge Marshall
Screenplay byHarold Shumate
Based onWhen the Daltons Rode
by Emmett Dalton and Jack Jungmeyer
Starring
CinematographyHal Mohr
Edited byEdward Curtiss
Music byFrank Skinner
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • July 25, 1940 (1940-07-25) (Coffeyville, Kansas)
  • August 23, 1940 (1940-08-23) (United States)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

When the Daltons Rode is a 1940 American Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Randolph Scott, Kay Francis and Brian Donlevy. Based on the 1931 book of the same name by Emmett Dalton, a member of the Dalton Gang, and Jack Jungmeyer Sr., the film also includes a fictional family friend who tries to dissuade the Dalton brothers from becoming outlaws.