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The Lawton Story

"The screen's FIRST great Passion Play!"

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.

Top Cast

  • Ginger Prince

    Ginger Prince

    Ginger

  • Forrest Taylor

    Forrest Taylor

    Uncle Mark Wallock

  • Millard Coody

    Millard Coody

    Millard Coody / Jesus

  • Ferris Taylor

    Ferris Taylor

    Uncle Jonathan Wallock

  • Gwynne Shipman

    Gwynne Shipman

    Jane (as Gwyn Shipman)

  • Maude Eburne

    Maude Eburne

    Henrietta

  • Willa Pearl Curtis

    Willa Pearl Curtis

    Willa Pearl

  • Knox Manning

    Knox Manning

    Narrator

Overview

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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Hoovey

The true and inspiring story of the Elliott family, who refused to surrender, instead turning to one another and their faith in the worst of circumstances, to rebuild their lives, their boy, and their dreams... together. Step by grueling step, with faith, love, and the tireless work of a mother and father to save their family, their farm, their dream, Hoovey learns to walk again. To read again. To dribble and shoot a basketball again. And yes, to dream again himself. Then stepping out in his faith, back onto the hard court, to live that dream of playing this game once more...

Hoovey

6.5 2015