Dakota

Dakota

Release date : December 15, 1945
Runtime : 1h 22m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English / Italian /
Director : Joseph Kane /
Production companies : Republic Pictures /
December 15, 1945 1h 22m United States of America Western English More
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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
John Devlin
Vera Ralston
Sandy Poli (Devlin)
Walter Brennan
Capt. Bounce of the Riverbird
Ward Bond
Jim Bender
Ona Munson
'Jersey' Thomas
Hugo Haas
Marko Poli
Mike Mazurki
'Bigtree' Collins
Olive Blakeney
Mrs. Stowe
Paul Fix
Carp
Robert Livingston
Lieutenant
Olin Howland
Devlin's Driver (as Olin Howlin)
Pierre Watkin
Wexton Geary
Robert Barrat
Anson Stowe (as Robert H. Barrat)
Jonathan Hale
Col. Wordin
Robert Blake
Little Boy (as Bobby Blake)
Paul Hurst
Captain Spotts
Eddy Waller
Stagecoach Driver

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  • title:Dakota
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1945
  • Runtime:1h 22m
  • Genres: Western ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: English · Italian ·
  • Director: Joseph Kane /
  • Writers: Carl Foreman · Lawrence Hazard · Howard Estabrook ·
  • Production companies: Republic Pictures ·
  • 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..
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