Dakota

Release Date: 1945-12-15

Overview: 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..

Rating: 5.1 / 10

Cast

John Wayne

as John Devlin

Vera Ralston

as Sandy Poli

Walter Brennan

as Bounce of the Riverbird

Ward Bond

as Jim Bender

Ona Munson

as Jersey Thomas

Crew

Joseph Kane - Director
Carl Foreman - Story
Lawrence Hazard - Screenplay
Walter Scharf - Music
Jack A. Marta - Director of Photography

Reviews

talisencrw:

This was one of those B-movie Westerns John Wayne had to pay his dues, and learn his craft in, on his way to superstardom and becoming a household name. His acting chops, while coming along and becomi...