When the Daltons Rode is a 1940 American Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Randolph Scott, Kay Francis and Brian Donlevy.

The film opens with the Old-Timer talking to Tod Jackson, setting the background of the story.

The Dalton brothers, law-abiding farmers, move to Kansas from Missouri to begin a new life.

Unable to live lawfully, the Daltons rob a stagecoach, and their reputation as dangerous outlaws spreads.

The gang was supposed to go their separate ways, but they defy Bob to pull one more bank job.