Dakota (1945 film)
Dakota is a 1945 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane, and starring John Wayne.[1] The supporting cast features Walter Brennan, Ward Bond, and Mike Mazurki.
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| Directed by | Joseph Kane |
| Produced by | Joseph Kane |
| Screenplay by | Howard Estabrook Lawrence Hazard |
| Story by | Carl Foreman |
| Starring | John Wayne Vera Ralston Walter Brennan Ward Bond Mike Mazurki |
| Music by | Walter Scharf |
| Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
| Edited by | Fred Allen |
Production company | Republic Pictures |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
The action is set in 1875. Wayne stars as John Devlin (John Wayne), a professional gambler who has married Sandra (Vera Ralston), daughter of railroad millionaire Marko Poli (Hugo Haas). John and Sandra flee her father's anger and go to Fargo in Dakota Territory, where Sandra thinks they can cash in on a land boom. But on the trip west, they are swindled out of their stake ($20,000 Sandra swiped from her father). In a desperate attempt to get back their money, Devlin enters into a heated range battle against the outlaws.
Cast
John Wayne and Vera Ralston in Dakota
- John Wayne as John Devlin
- Vera Ralston as Sandy Poli (Devlin)
- Walter Brennan as Capt. Bounce of the Riverbird
- Ward Bond as Jim Bender
- Mike Mazurki as Bigtree Collins
- Ona Munson as Jersey Thomas
- Olive Blakeney as Mrs. Stowe
- Hugo Haas as Marko Poli
- Nick Stewart as Nicodemus (as Nicodemus Stewart)
- 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
References
- "Dakota". NY Times. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
External links
- Dakota at IMDb
- Dakota at AllMovie
- Dakota at the TCM Movie Database
- Dakota at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Review at Variety
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