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Dark Command

63 %|Apr 15, 1940|Drama, Romance, Western

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.

Featured Crew

Raoul Walsh
Director
W.R. Burnett
Novel
Grover Jones
Screenplay
Jan Fortune
Adaptation
Sol C. Siegel
Producer
F. Hugh Herbert
Screenplay
Lionel Houser
Screenplay
Adele Palmer
Costume Design

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Cast

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Claire Trevor
Miss Mary McCloud
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John Wayne
Bob Seton
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Walter Pidgeon
William 'Will' Cantrell
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Roy Rogers
Fletcher 'Fletch' McCloud
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George 'Gabby' Hayes
Andrew 'Doc' Grunch
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Porter Hall
Angus McCloud
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Marjorie Main
Mrs. Cantrell / Mrs. Adams
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Raymond Walburn
Judge Buckner
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Joe Sawyer
Bushropp
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Ernie Adams
Townsman
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Richard Alexander
Phil - Guerrilla Guarding Seton
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Earl Askam
Guerrilla
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Hank Bell
Townsman
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Ray Bennett
Guerrilla
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Al Bridge
Slave Trader
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Roy Bucko
Brawler
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Nora Bush
Townswoman
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Budd Buster
Townsman
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Yakima Canutt
Townsman on Balcony
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Bob Card
Townsman
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Burr Caruth
Minister
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Edmund Cobb
Juror #3
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Tex Cooper
Townsman
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Harry Cording
Angry Townsman in Bank
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Art Dillard
Guerrilla
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John Dilson
Town Leader
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Edward Earle
Town Leader
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Joseph Forte
Townsman
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Mildred Gover
Ellie - Mary's Maid
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Herman Hack
Townsman
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Frank Hagney
Tough Yankee #2
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Al Haskell
Townsman
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Edward Hearn
Jury Foreman
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Howard Hickman
Southerner Orating for Votes
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Jack Kirk
Guerrilla
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Ethan Laidlaw
Guerrilla
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Mike Lally
Townsman
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Tom London
Messenger
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Walter Long
Townsman
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Jack Low
Juror #2
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Cactus Mack
Townsman
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Joe McGuinn
Guerrilla
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John Merton
Cantrell Man
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Dick Rich
Dental Patient #1
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Jack Rockwell
Assassin of Angus McCloud
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Clinton Rosemond
Tom - McClouds' Servant
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Tom Smith
Posse Rider
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Harry Strang
Man About to Withdraw Money from Bank
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Glenn Strange
Tough Yankee #1
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Bob Sáenz
Guerrilla
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Hal Taliaferro
Angry Townsman in Bank
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Al Taylor
Guerrilla
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Ethel Wales
Townswoman
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Cecil Weston
Townswoman
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Henry Wills
Guerrilla
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Harry Woods
Man in Fight with Seton