DAKOTA (1945) [BLU-RAY]

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• Release Year: 1945
• Genre: Romance, Western
• Plot: Newly Mastered in HD! Screen legend John Wayne (Red River, The Searchers) stars as John Devlin, a gambler who, with his new wife, moves to North Dakota hoping to cash in on the land boom created by increasing railroad expansion. On their trip west, they meet two swindlers, Bender (Ward Bond, Fort Apache) and Collins (Mike Mazurki, Murder, My Sweet), who have been pillaging farms and driving the farmers out of the territory. The two crooks steal John and Sandy's savings, a dangerous riverboat chase ensues, and the criminals make a clean getaway. In a desperate attempt to get back his savings and see justice prevail, Devlin joins the wheat farmers in a heated range battle against Bender, Collins and their vicious gang. The action is fast-paced and thrilling ending in an exciting conclusion that includes a daring fight to the finish. The sterling cast includes Walter Brennan (Rio Bravo), Vera Ralston (I, Jane Doe), Ona Munson (The Shanghai Gesture) and Paul Fix (The Sons of Katie Elder). Directed by Joseph Kane (The Man Who Died Twice).; ; Special Features: Audio Commentary by Western Historian Toby Roan / Trailers
• Cast: John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Walter Brennan, Ward Bond, Mike Mazurki, Ona Munson, Olive Blakeney, Hugo Haas, Nick Stewart, Paul Fix, Grant Withers, Robert Livingston, Olin Howland, Pierre Watkin, Robert Barrat, Jonathan Hale, Robert Blake, Paul Hurst, Eddy Waller, Sarah Padden, Jack La Rue, George Cleveland, Selmer Jackson, Claire Du Brey, Roy Barcroft, Melva Anstead, Eugene Borden, Bob Burns, Paul E. Burns, Lucille Byron, Martha Carroll, Noble 'Kid' Chissel, Dorothy Christy, Peter Cusanelli, Kenne Duncan, Geraldine Farnum, Cay Forrester, Frances Gladwin, Fred Graham, Lorna Gray, William Haade, Harriette Haddon, Rosemonde James, Russ Kaplan, Marian Kerrigan, Rex Lease, Tom London, Cliff Lyons, LeRoy Mason, Art Miles, Al Murphy, Jack O'Shea, Beverly Reedy, Jack Roper, Hector Sarno, Betty Shaw, Tom Smith, Dorothy Stevens, Houseley Stevenson, Linda Stirling, Larry Thompson, Victor Varconi, Michael Visaroff, Virginia Wave, Dick Wessel, Joseph Kane, Lawrence Hazard, Howard Estabrook, Carl Foreman
• Director: Joseph Kane
• Runtime: 1:22
• Company: Melange Pictures LLC, Republic Pictures, Kino Lorber, Paramount Home Entertainment Inc.
• Media Format: Movie