Dakota (1945)
THE YEAR'S TOP ACTION ROMANCE!
82 min
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..
- Release date
- December 15, 1945
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- John Wayne as John Devlin
- Vera Ralston as Sandy
- Walter Brennan as Captain Bounce
- 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
- Nick Stewart as Nicodemus
- Paul Fix as Carp
Crew
- Joseph Kane · Director
- Lawrence Hazard · Writer
- Howard Estabrook · Writer
- Carl Foreman · Writer
- Walter Scharf · Composer
- Jack A. Marta · Cinematographer
- Fred Allen · Editor