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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..
Dakota (1945) is a western film directed by Joseph Kane, released on December 15, 1945 with a runtime of 1h 22m. It stars John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Walter Brennan and Ward Bond. Viewers rate it 5.2 out of 10 across 38 ratings.
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
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
Directed by Joseph Kane, written by Lawrence Hazard, Carl Foreman and Howard Estabrook.
Average viewer score of 5.2/10 from 38 ratings.
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 becoming more multidimensional, are still developing, and he gets by more or less on his charisma and big smile. Joseph Kane provides decent, pedestrian direction--all of the exciting scenes are directed by Wayne's longtime…
Reviewed on May 6, 2016
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Dakota (1945) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home and Spectrum On Demand. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Dakota (1945) includes John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Walter Brennan, Ward Bond and Ona Munson. The film was directed by Joseph Kane. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Dakota was released on December 15, 1945 and runs for 1h 22m.
Dakota (1945) holds an average rating of 5.2 out of 10 from 38 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy western films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
