Dakota Page #8

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, wrecks his boat on a sandbar. At Fargo, the land wars begin and John teams w
Genre: Western
Director(s): Joseph Kane
Production: Republic Pictures
 
IMDB:
6.1
PASSED
Year:
1945
82 min
159 Views


a had trouble findin' ya.

Yeah, I figured you

would, so I come over.

I know'd you wouldn't want to leave me

behind, and skin off with that 20,000.

Well, we can, uh, split

it up now, if you like.

Your pocket's on the other

side, ain't it, Bender?

There's his horse!

Yeha!

John!

Well, there it is.

Count it.

And if it isn't all there,

you'll have to collect

the rest of it yourself.

Stand by afore and aft!

She's ready to cast off!

Get on that spring

line over there!

I hope they get the

suitcases aboard,

but bags or no bags, we're

headin' for California.

You know, John, that

railroad money

isn't going to help everyone

that was burnt out.

That's right. They oughta

form some kind of a pool

and fix it so everybody'd have

enough till the next harvest.

That's wonderful...

Why don't you do it?

We're goin' to California.

But you're a hero now. We could

go into any business we like.

Maybe, um, riverboat.

Yeah?

With a railroad comin' through?

But it will be almost a

year before it's finished,

and in the meantime, we could

handle all the shipping.

Cut it out, Sandy, before

you have me in tears.

I did it because I love

you, that's why I did it.

- What?

- Order in the gangplank!

Bounce!

What are you doin' there?!

Sure good to feel a ship

under my feet again!

Much obliged to ya, Mr. Devlin!

Much obliged?

What for?

I bought the Bell

of the Northwest...

You what!? And put captain

Bounce in charge.

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Lawrence Hazard

Lawrence Hazard (May 12, 1897 – April 1, 1959) was an American playwright and screenwriter active from 1933 to 1958. His career was cut short when he died at age 61 in 1959. His films include Man's Castle (1933) directed by Frank Borzage and starring Spencer Tracy and Loretta Young; Mannequin (1937) directed by Borzage and starring Joan Crawford and Spencer Tracy; Strange Cargo (1940) directed by Borzage and starring Clark Gable and Joan Crawford; The Spoilers (1942) starring Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne; Jackass Mail (1942) starring Wallace Beery; Dakota (1945) starring John Wayne and Walter Brennan, and numerous other films as well as scripts for television anthologies in the 1950s. more…

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