Badlands of Dakota is a 1941 American western film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Robert Stack, Ann Rutherford, Richard Dix and Frances Farmer.[1] Its plot follows a sheriff and his girlfriend who cross paths with Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane.
| Badlands of Dakota | |
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| Directed by | Alfred E. Green |
| Written by | Victor McLeod (additional comedy sequences) |
| Screenplay by | Gerald Geraghty |
| Story by | Harold Shumate |
| Produced by | George Waggner |
| Starring | Robert Stack Ann Rutherford Richard Dix Frances Farmer |
| Cinematography | Stanley Cortez |
| Edited by | Frank Gross |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Stack called it "one of the most forgettable Westerns ever made, a nonmasterpiece."[2]
Plot
editA sheriff and his girlfriend run into Wild Bill Hickok, Gen. Custer and Calamity Jane.
Cast
edit- Robert Stack as Jim Holliday
- Ann Rutherford as Anne Grayson
- Richard Dix as Wild Bill Hickok
- Frances Farmer as Calamity Jane
- Broderick Crawford as Bob Holliday
- Hugh Herbert as Rocky Plummer
- Andy Devine as Spearfish
- Lon Chaney Jr. as Jack McCall
- Fuzzy Knight as Hurricane Harry
- Addison Richards as Gen. George Custer
- The Jesters as 1876 Saloon Entertainers
- Dwight Lathan as Member, The Jesters
- Walter Carlson as Member, The Jesters
- Guy Bonham as Member, The Jesters
References
edit- ^ "Badlands of Dakota (1941)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ Stack, Robert; Evans, Mark (1980). Straight shooting. Macmillan. p. 63.
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