Dark Command (1940) - film review

Romance / Western

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Dark Command is an American western first released in 1940, directed by Raoul Walsh. The film stars Claire Trevor, John Wayne, Walter Pidgeon, Roy Rogers and George ’Gabby’ Hayes. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Raoul Walsh
Script: Grover Jones, Lionel Houser, F. Hugh Herbert, W.R. Burnett, Jan Fortune
Photo: Jack A. Marta
Music: Victor Young
Cast: Claire Trevor (Miss Mary McCloud), John Wayne (Bob Seton), Walter Pidgeon (William ’Will’ Cantrell), Roy Rogers (Fletcher ’Fletch’ McCloud), George ’Gabby’ Hayes (Andrew ’Doc’ Grunch), Porter Hall (Angus McCloud), Marjorie Main (Mrs. Cantrell, aka Mrs. Adams), Raymond Walburn (Judge Buckner), Joe Sawyer (Bushropp (guerrilla)), Helen MacKellar (Mrs. Hale), J. Farrell MacDonald (Dave (gunrunner)), Trevor Bardette (Mr. Hale (shot by Fletch)), Ernie Adams (Townsman), Richard Alexander (Phil (guerrilla guarding Seton)), Earl Askam (Guerrilla), Hank Bell (Townsman), Ray Bennett (Guerrilla), Stanley Blystone (Tough), Ed Brady (Juror), Al Bridge (Slave trader), Roy Bucko (Brawler), Budd Buster (Townsman), Yakima Canutt (Townsman on balcony), Bob Card (Townsman), Horace B. Carpenter (Townsman), Burr Caruth (Minister), Noble ’Kid’ Chissel (Guerrilla), Edmund Cobb (Juror #3), Tex Cooper (Townsman), Harry Cording (Angry townsman in bank), Art Dillard (Guerrilla), John Dilson (Town leader), Edward Earle (Town leader), Betty Farrington (Townswoman), Joseph Forte (Townsman), Mildred Gover (Ellie (Mary’s maid)), Frank Hagney (Tough Yankee #2), Al Haskell (Townsman), Edward Hearn (Jury foreman), Howard C. Hickman (Southerner orating for votes), Lloyd Ingraham (Townsman), Jack Kirk (Guerrilla), Ethan Laidlaw (Guerrilla), Tom London (Messenger), Walter Long (Townsman), Jack Low (Juror #2), Nelson McDowell (Farmer), Joe McGuinn (Guerrilla), John Merton (Cantrell man), Jack Montgomery (Guerrilla), Dick Rich (Dental patient #1), Jack Rockwell (Assassin of Angus McCloud), Clinton Rosemond (Tom (McClouds’ servant)), Bob Sáenz (Guerrilla), Tom Smith (Posse rider), Glenn Strange (Tough Yankee #1), Harry Strang (Man about to withdraw his money from bank), Hal Taliaferro (Angry townsman in bank), Al Taylor (Guerrilla), Ferris Taylor (Banker), Ethel Wales (Townswoman), Cecil Weston (Townswoman), Henry Wills (Guerrilla), Harry Woods (Man in fight with Seton), Bob Woodward (Yankee)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 94 min; B&W

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