Al Jennings of Oklahoma

Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ray Nazarro
Written by	George Bricker Will Irwin
Produced by	Rudolph C. Flothow
Starring	Dan Duryea Gale Storm Dick Foran Gloria Henry Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Cinematography	W. Howard Greene
Edited by	Richard Fantl
Music by	Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	January 17, 1951 (1951-01-17)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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

1. Varner p.130
2. 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.
3. Dary, David (2015). Stories of Old-Time Oklahoma. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-8061-5171-7. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
4. Tucker, David C. (2018). Gale Storm: A Biography and Career Record. McFarland. p. 173. ISBN 978-1-4766-7177-2. Retrieved November 30, 2019.

Bibliography

• Paul Varner. The A to Z of Westerns in Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Al Jennings of Oklahoma at IMDb