Dakota
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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..
Status: Released
Released Date: 1945-12-15
Runtime: 82 mins
Director: Joseph Kane
Spoken language: English, Italiano
Genres: Western
Original title: Dakota
Production Companies: Republic Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
John Wayne
Vera Ralston
Walter Brennan
Ward Bond
Ona Munson
Hugo Haas
Mike Mazurki
Olive Blakeney
Paul Fix
Grant Withers
Robert Livingston
Olin Howland
Pierre Watkin
Robert Barrat
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