Dark Command
1940 · Drama, Romance · 1h 34m · NR · ★ 6.4 on TMDB
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Dark Command is a 1940 drama and romance movie directed by Raoul Walsh. It stars Claire Trevor, John Wayne and Walter Pidgeon. It runs 1h 34m and is rated NR. TMDB users rate it 6.4 out of 10. Streaming in the US on FlixFling.
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.
Details
- Released
- April 15, 1940
- Director
- Raoul Walsh
- Cast
- Claire Trevor, John Wayne, Walter Pidgeon, Roy Rogers, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Porter Hall
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Western
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Age rating
- NR
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