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Dark Command

Genres
Drama
Romance
Western
Rating
6.3
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Release Date1940-04-15
Runtime94 mins

Overview

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.

Cast & Crew

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Claire Trevor

as Miss Mary McCloud

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John Wayne

as Bob Seton

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Walter Pidgeon

as William 'Will' Cantrell

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Roy Rogers

as Fletcher 'Fletch' McCloud

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George 'Gabby' Hayes

as Andrew 'Doc' Grunch

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Porter Hall

as Angus McCloud

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Marjorie Main

as Mrs. Cantrell / Mrs. Adams

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Raymond Walburn

as Judge Buckner

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Joe Sawyer

as Bushropp

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Helen MacKellar

as Mrs. Hale

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J. Farrell MacDonald

as Dave

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Trevor Bardette

as Mr. Hale

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Ernie Adams

as Townsman

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Richard Alexander

as Phil - Guerrilla Guarding Seton

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Earl Askam

as Guerrilla

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Hank Bell

as Townsman

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Ray Bennett

as Guerrilla

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Stanley Blystone

as Tough

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Ed Brady

as Juror

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Al Bridge

as Slave Trader

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Roy Bucko

as Brawler

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Nora Bush

as Townswoman

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Budd Buster

as Townsman

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Yakima Canutt

as Townsman on Balcony

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Bob Card

as Townsman

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Horace B. Carpenter

as Townsman

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Burr Caruth

as Minister

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Noble 'Kid' Chissell

as Guerrilla

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Edmund Cobb

as Juror #3

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Tex Cooper

as Townsman

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Harry Cording

as Angry Townsman in Bank

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Bobby Crandall

as Child

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Marvin Davis

as Child

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Art Dillard

as Guerrilla

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John Dilson

as Town Leader

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Edward Earle

as Town Leader

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Betty Farrington

as Townswoman

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Robert Ferrero

as Child

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Joseph Forte

as Townsman

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Mildred Gover

as Ellie - Mary's Maid

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Herman Hack

as Townsman

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Frank Hagney

as Tough Yankee #2

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Al Haskell

as Townsman

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Edward Hearn

as Jury Foreman

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Howard Hickman

as Southerner Orating for Votes

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Lloyd Ingraham

as Townsman

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Jack Kirk

as Guerrilla

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Ethan Laidlaw

as Guerrilla

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Mike Lally

as Townsman

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Tom London

as Messenger

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Walter Long

as Townsman

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Jack Low

as Juror #2

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Herbert MacGregor

as Child

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Cactus Mack

as Townsman

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Nelson McDowell

as Farmer

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Joe McGuinn

as Guerrilla

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John Merton

as Cantrell Man

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Jack Montgomery

as Guerrilla

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Dolly Nardon

as Child

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Lawrence Osman

as Child

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Russell Palmer

as Child

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Harvard Peck

as Child

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Dick Rich

as Dental Patient #1

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Lee Riggin

as Child

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Jack Rockwell

as Assassin of Angus McCloud

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Clinton Rosemond

as Tom - McClouds' Servant

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Tom Smith

as Posse Rider

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Harry Strang

as Man About to Withdraw Money from Bank

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Glenn Strange

as Tough Yankee #1

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Bob Sáenz

as Guerrilla

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Hal Taliaferro

as Angry Townsman in Bank

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Al Taylor

as Guerrilla

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Ferris Taylor

as Banker

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Ernest Tobey

as Child

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Ethel Wales

as Townswoman

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Cecil Weston

as Townswoman

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Henry Wills

as Guerrilla

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Harry Woods

as Man in Fight with Seton

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Bob Woodward

as Yankee

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Michael Miller

as Child

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