Dakota

Dakota (1945)

THE YEAR'S TOP ACTION ROMANCE!

  • Genre: Western
  • Release Date: 1945-12-15
  • User Rating: 5.1/10 from 30 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 22min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Republic Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Joseph Kane
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Summary

In 1871, professional gambler John Devlin elopes with Sandra "Sandy" Poli, daughter of Marko Poli, an immigrant who has risen to railroad tycoon. Sandy, knowing that the railroad is to be extended into Dakota, plans to use their $20,000 nest egg to buy land options to sell to the railroad at a profit. On the stage trip to Ft. Abercrombie, their fellow passengers are Jim Bender and Bigtree Collins, who practically own the town of Fargo and Devlin is aware that they are prepared to protect the little empire... trying to drive out the farmers by burning their property, destroying their wheat, and blaming the devastation on the Indians. Continuing their journey north on the river aboard the "River Bird', Sandy and John meet Captain Bounce, an irascible old seafarer. Two of Bendender's henchmen, Slagin and Carp, board the boat and relieve John of his $20,000 at gunpoint. Captain Bounce, chasing the robber's dinghy..

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  • John Wayne

    as John Devlin
  • Vera Ralston

    as Sandy Poli (Devlin)
  • Walter Brennan

    as Capt. Bounce of the Riverbird
  • Ward Bond

    as Jim Bender
  • Ona Munson

    as 'Jersey' Thomas
  • Hugo Haas

    as Marko Poli
  • Mike Mazurki

    as 'Bigtree' Collins
  • Olive Blakeney

    as Mrs. Stowe
  • Paul Fix

    as Carp
  • Grant Withers

    as Slagin
  • Robert Livingston

    as Lieutenant
  • Olin Howland

    as Devlin's Driver (as Olin Howlin)
  • Pierre Watkin

    as Wexton Geary
  • Robert Barrat

    as Anson Stowe (as Robert H. Barrat)
  • Jonathan Hale

    as Col. Wordin
  • Robert Blake

    as Little Boy (as Bobby Blake)
  • Paul Hurst

    as Captain Spotts
  • Eddy Waller

    as Stagecoach Driver
  • Sarah Padden

    as Mrs. Plummer
  • Jack La Rue

    as Suade
  • George Cleveland

    as Mr. Plummer
  • Selmer Jackson

    as Dr. Judson
  • Claire Du Brey

    as Wahtonka
  • Roy Barcroft

    as Poli's Driver
  • Kenne Duncan

    as Henchman (uncredited)
  • Fred Graham

    as Bouncer (uncredited)
  • Lorna Gray

    as Entertainer (uncredited)
  • William Haade

    as Roughneck in Saloon (uncredited)
  • Linda Stirling

    as Entertainer (uncredited)
  • Nick Stewart

    as Nicodemus (as Nicodemus Stewart)
Writing Carl Foreman Story
Writing Lawrence Hazard Screenplay
Directing Joseph Kane Director
Sound Walter Scharf Music
Camera Jack A. Marta Director of Photography
Editing Fred Allen Editor
Art Gano Chittenden Art Direction
Art James Redd Set Decoration
Art John McCarthy Jr. Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Adele Palmer Costume Design
Art Russell Kimball Art Direction
Writing Howard Estabrook Adaptation
Production Joseph Kane Associate Producer
Sound Walter Scharf Music Director
Costume & Make-Up Bob Mark Makeup Artist
Sound Walter Scharf Music Score Producer
Costume & Make-Up Peggy Gray Hairstylist
Crew Larry Ceballos Choreographer

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