Dark Command

Synopsis

When transplanted Texan Bob Seton arrives in Lawrence, Kansas he finds much to like about the place, especially Mary McCloud, daughter of the local banker. Politics is in the air however. It's just prior to the civil war and there is already a sharp division in the Territory as to whether it will remain slave-free. When he gets the opportunity to run for marshal, Seton finds himself running against the respected local schoolteacher, William Cantrell. Not is what it seems however. While acting as the upstanding citizen in public, Cantrell is dangerously ambitious and is prepared to do anything to make his mark, and his fortune, on the Territory. When he loses the race for marshal, he forms a group of raiders who run guns into the territory and rob and terrorize settlers throughout the territory. Eventually donning Confederate uniforms, it is left to Seton and the good citizens of Lawrence to face Cantrell and his raiders in one final clash.

Main Cast

Claire Trevor

Miss Mary McCloud

Age : 90 | Popularity : 8%

John Wayne

Bob Seton

Age : 72 | Popularity : 23%

Walter Pidgeon

William 'Will' Cantrell

Age : 87 | Popularity : 9%

Roy Rogers

Fletcher 'Fletch' McCloud

Age : 86 | Popularity : 3%

George 'Gabby' Hayes

Andrew 'Doc' Grunch

Age : 83 | Popularity : 9%

Porter Hall

Angus McCloud

Age : 65 | Popularity : 8%

Marjorie Main

Mrs. Cantrell / Mrs. Adams

Age : 85 | Popularity : 4%

Raymond Walburn

Judge Buckner

Age : 81 | Popularity : 7%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	Grover Jones Lionel Houser F. Hugh Herbert
	Novel	W.R. Burnett
	Adaptation	Jan Fortune
Directing	Director	Raoul Walsh
Production	Producer	Sol C. Siegel
Camera	Director of Photography	Jack A. Marta
Sound	Original Music Composer	Victor Young
Editing	Editor	William Morgan
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Adele Palmer
Department	Role	Name

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