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. Wayne stars as John Devlin, who, with his wife Sandy (Vera Ralston) moves to North Dakota hoping to cash in on a land boom. On the trip west, they are swindled out of their life savings. In a desperate attempt to get back their money, Devlin enters into a heated range battle against the outlaws.
| Dakota | |
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.jpg) Theatrical poster to Dakota (1945) | |
| Directed by | Joseph Kane |
| Written by | Carl Foreman (original story) Howard Estabrook (screenplay) Lawrence Hazard (screenplay) |
| Produced by | Joseph Kane |
| Starring | John Wayne Vera Ralston Walter Brennan Ward Bond Mike Mazurki |
| Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
| Edited by | Fred Allen |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
- 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 (Capt. Bounce's Bosun)
- Paul Fix as Carp
- Grant Withers as Slagin
- Robert Livingston as Lieutenant
- Olin Howland as Devlin's driver
- Pierre Watkin as Wexton Geary (Marko Poli's representative)
- Robert Barrat as Anson Stowe
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