The Lawton Story

The Prince of Peace, also known as The Lawton Story, was a religiousthemed film that later made the exploitation rounds presented by exploitation pioneer Kroger Babb. The film was based on a passion play created in 1948 in Lawton, Oklahoma. Filmed in Cinecolor, it was presented in various forms in the years following its debut. The film also served as the debut film of child actress Ginger Prince, who was touted as her generations Shirley Temple.

It was marketed in a manner similar to other roadshowstyle film productions, such as Mom and Dad. Promoters of the film often sold Bibles following showings to capitalize on the religious element, often with a lecture during intermission. Kroger Babb had no issue with his attempts at making money off the religious topic, saying that Its no sin to make a profit.Babb attempted to introduce Prince in this film as a replacement for aging child star Shirley Temple. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Prince was given four musical numbers in the production, and featured prominently in the films advertising and promotion, which referred to the girl as 42 inches and 42 pounds of Southern Charm and, in reference to a sensational bathing scene with Prince, soap washes off dirt, but only God can wash away your sins. ........

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