Cross-section measurements were made of prompt gamma-ray production as a function of incident neutron energy (E n = 1 to 35 MeV) on an enriched (95.6%) l50 Sm sample. Energetic neutrons were delivered by the Los Alamos National Laboratory spallation neutron source located at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) facility. The prompt-reaction gamma rays were detected with the large-scale Compton-suppressed Germanium Array for Neutron Induced Excitations (GEANIE). Neutron energies were determined by the time-of-flight technique. The γ-ray excitation functions were converted to partial γ-ray cross sections taking into account the dead-time correction, target thickness, detector efficiency and neutron flux (monitored with an in-line fission chamber). Partial γ-ray cross sections were predicted using the equilibrium neutron-induced reactions was calculated using the quantum mechanical theory of Feshbach, Kerman, and Koonin (FKK). These pre-equilibrium spin distributions were incorporated into a new version of GNASH and the γ-ray production cross sections were calculated and compared with experimental data. The difference in the partial γ-ray cross sections using spin distributions with and without pre-equilibrium effects is discussed.