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Randy Quaid plays a cowboy and it's somehow NOT the weirdest thing here.
TMDB
33
IMDb
56
Rotten Tomatoes
33
Google
83

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (1979)

forgotten TV westernchaotic brother energyhistorical oopsie

Overview

ActionTV MovieWestern

A light-hearted view of the Dalton Gang's legendary raid on Coffeyville, Kansas and the years leading up to it as the brothers form themselves into a gang of horse thieves and train and bank robbers with their arch enemy, Detective Will Smith, constantly on their heels.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Randy Quaid's unhinged Grat Dalton energy.

Direction

Dan Curtis bringing his Dark Shadows TV-movie aesthetic to the Old West.

Best for:Solo: Late-night curiosity about obscure 70s TV movies nobody remembers.·Rewatch: When you need to prove this actually exists.
Heads up:Violence: Standard Western shootouts including the historically brutal Coffeyville ending.
Dan Curtis

Director

Dan Curtis

ReleasedNov 20, 1979
Runtime2h 22m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
NBC
Dan Curtis Productions

Top Cast

Cliff Potts

Cliff Potts

Bob Dalton

Randy Quaid

Randy Quaid

Grat Dalton

Larry Wilcox

Larry Wilcox

Emmet Dalton

Sharon Farrell

Sharon Farrell

Flo Quick

Matt Clark

Matt Clark

George 'Bitter Creek' Newcomb

Royal Dano

Royal Dano

Pa Dalton

John Karlen

John Karlen

Charlie Powers

Mills Watson

Mills Watson

Bill Dalton

Elliott Street

Elliott Street

Potts

Terry Kiser

Terry Kiser

Nafius

Bo Hopkins

Bo Hopkins

Billy Doolin

Eric Lawson

Eric Lawson

Willie Powers

Dennis Fimple

Dennis Fimple

Blackface / Charlie Bright

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Real-life Emmet Dalton actually consulted on this film before his death in 1937—wait, no he didn't, he's been dead for decades. The movie just fakes that energy.

Cultural

This was Dan Curtis's attempt to repeat his Winds of War success with American outlaws instead of Nazis. The 1.9 TMDB score suggests it didn't work.

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