The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

TV Movie
1979
2h 22m

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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, train and bank ro... Read allA 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, train and bank robbers with their arch enemy, Detective Will Smith, constantly on their heels.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, train and bank robbers with their arch enemy, Detective Will Smith, constantly on their heels.

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5.6/10

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Trivia
Much of the movie was filmed in Tuolumne County, California in June 1978 as a Dan Curtis Productions project. Tuolumne County has been the location of well over 100 movies and tv shows including High Noon, Back To The Future and Pale Rider to Bonanza, Little House On The Prairie and Highway To Heaven. Railtown 1897 state park in Jamestown is the home of train engine "Number 3", which has been seen in many classic movies and tv shows. Columbia state park has been scene in lots of movies, most notably "High Noon" with Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. The house used as Kelly's home in the film actually belonged to a teacher at the local elementary school as it had a classic look that producers loved and wanted to use in the film.

Quotes
Billy Doolin: Well, Bob, I'd like for you to explain something to me. Why does it have to be called 'The Dalton Gang'? You explain that to me, please?
Bob Dalton: It's simple Billy. Gangs is always called after their leader, like...ah, Jesse and Younger.
Billy Doolin: Well now, I don't see any reason why I can't be the leader.
Bob Dalton: Billy, in the first place, you don't have any leadership qualities...which I do. And the second place, a 'Doolin Gang' sounds kind of dumb. I mean, what kind of name is Doolin?

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5/10

Last Ride was a fair movie

Despite having a cast with some well known actors, the movie took liberties with facts in trying to make a more entertaining story line. Rather than go in to the film in general, I'm going to share a couple of trivia bits from a day I spent on site as a sheriffs deputy working set security in June 1978.

The scene with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show was filmed at the Lake Don Pedro Hacienda rodeo grounds in Tuolumne County, CA. When scenes were being shot, myself and another deputy had to stop traffic on the access road that was in the near horizon as a car would have been easily visible in the shot.

During one such scene, a long light blue limo pulled up to my post demanding to go past. I informed the driver of the traffic stoppage and at that point a rear window lowered and a voice from inside asked about the delay. I stepped back to talk to the voice and found it was Jack Palance! Once the scene was done, the road was cleared.

While walking around later, I saw a male sitting on his trailer step and approached him, ending up talking with Randy Quaid for about ten minutes. A lot of our conversation was about a movie he had been in a year earlier, "The Choirboys". Randy was very friendly and funny and gave me his autograph in my notebook, something I still have over 40 years later!

Larry Wilcox was also in the cast as were character actors Mills Watson, Matt Clark, SueAne Langdon and others. I didn't make a lot of money that day but did make some good memories!!