Dakota

Synopsis

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..

Main Cast

John Wayne

John Devlin

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Vera Ralston

Sandy Poli (Devlin)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 19%

Walter Brennan

Capt. Bounce of the Riverbird

Age : N/A | Popularity : 66%

Ward Bond

Jim Bender

Age : N/A | Popularity : 66%

Ona Munson

'Jersey' Thomas

Age : N/A | Popularity : 10%

Hugo Haas

Marko Poli

Age : 67 | Popularity : 24%

Mike Mazurki

'Bigtree' Collins

Age : N/A | Popularity : 21%

Olive Blakeney

Mrs. Stowe

Age : 56 | Popularity : 11%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Joseph Kane
Writing	Story	Carl Foreman
	Screenplay	Lawrence Hazard
	Adaptation	Howard Estabrook
Camera	Director of Photography	Jack A. Marta
Editing	Editor	Fred Allen
Art	Art Direction	Gano Chittenden Russell Kimball
	Set Decoration	John McCarthy Jr. James Redd
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Adele Palmer
	Hairstylist	Peggy Gray
	Makeup Artist	Bob Mark
Production	Associate Producer	Joseph Kane
Sound	Music Score Producer	Walter Scharf
	Music Director	Walter Scharf
	Music	Walter Scharf
Crew	Choreographer	Larry Ceballos
Department	Role	Name

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