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Dark Command
1940, Apr 15
1h 34m
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.
Directed by
Raoul Walsh
John Wayne
Bob Seton
Harry Cording
Angry Townsman in Bank
Glenn Strange
Tough Yankee #1
Walter Pidgeon
William 'Will' Cantrell
George 'Gabby' Hayes
Andrew 'Doc' Grunch
Mike Lally
Townsman
Trevor Bardette
Mr. Hale
Porter Hall
Angus McCloud
Claire Trevor
Miss Mary McCloud
Joe Sawyer
Bushropp
Al Bridge
Slave Trader
Henry Wills
Guerrilla
J. Farrell MacDonald
Dave
Lloyd Ingraham
Townsman
Roy Rogers
Fletcher 'Fletch' McCloud
Joe McGuinn
Guerrilla
Richard Alexander
Phil - Guerrilla Guarding Seton
Dick Rich
Dental Patient #1
Ethan Laidlaw
Guerrilla
Ernie Adams
Townsman
Ray Bennett
Guerrilla
Howard Hickman
Southerner Orating for Votes
Tom London
Messenger
John Merton
Cantrell Man
Frank Hagney
Tough Yankee #2
Walter Long
Townsman
Raymond Walburn
Judge Buckner
Joseph Forte
Townsman
Marjorie Main
Mrs. Cantrell / Mrs. Adams
Harry Woods
Man in Fight with Seton
Edward Earle
Town Leader
Horace B. Carpenter
Townsman
Harry Strang
Man About to Withdraw Money from Bank
John Dilson
Town Leader
Edmund Cobb
Juror #3
Hal Taliaferro
Angry Townsman in Bank
Yakima Canutt
Townsman on Balcony
Ed Brady
Juror
Helen MacKellar
Mrs. Hale
Cactus Mack
Townsman
Herman Hack
Townsman
Edward Hearn
Jury Foreman
Nelson McDowell
Farmer
Jack Kirk
Guerrilla
Hank Bell
Townsman
Jack Rockwell
Assassin of Angus McCloud
Michael Miller
Child
Tex Cooper
Townsman
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Guerrilla
Ethel Wales
Townswoman
Ferris Taylor
Banker
Stanley Blystone
Tough
Nora Bush
Townswoman
Budd Buster
Townsman
Betty Farrington
Townswoman
Bob Woodward
Yankee
Clinton Rosemond
Tom - McClouds' Servant
Al Taylor
Guerrilla
Earl Askam
Guerrilla
Roy Bucko
Brawler
Bob Card
Townsman
Burr Caruth
Minister
Bobby Crandall
Child
Marvin Davis
Child
Art Dillard
Guerrilla
Robert Ferrero
Child
Mildred Gover
Ellie - Mary's Maid
Al Haskell
Townsman
Jack Low
Juror #2
Herbert MacGregor
Child
Jack Montgomery
Guerrilla
Dolly Nardon
Child
Lawrence Osman
Child
Harvard Peck
Child
Lee Riggin
Child
Ernest Tobey
Child
Cecil Weston
Townswoman
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