Dark Command (1940)


Dark Command Poster
1h 34min | Drama, Romance, Western | Apr 15, 1940 | Released

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.

Director: Raoul Walsh

Producer: Sol C. Siegel


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Cast & Crew

Cast (81 Members)


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Joe Sawyer

Bushropp

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John Wayne

Bob Seton

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Tom Smith

Posse Rider

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Walter Pidgeon

William 'Will' Cantrell

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Marjorie Main

Mrs. Cantrell / Mrs. Adams

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Claire Trevor

Miss Mary McCloud

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Porter Hall

Angus McCloud

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Henry Wills

Guerrilla

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Glenn Strange

Tough Yankee #1

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Richard Alexander

Phil - Guerrilla Guarding Seton

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John Merton

Cantrell Man

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Howard Hickman

Southerner Orating for Votes

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Earl Askam

Guerrilla

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Ernie Adams

Townsman

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Frank Hagney

Tough Yankee #2

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Edward Earle

Town Leader

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Edmund Cobb

Juror #3

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Roy Rogers

Fletcher 'Fletch' McCloud

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Jack Rockwell

Assassin of Angus McCloud

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George "Gabby" Hayes

Andrew 'Doc' Grunch

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Yakima Canutt

Townsman on Balcony

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Budd Buster

Townsman

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Raymond Walburn

Judge Buckner

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Dick Rich

Dental Patient #1

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Harry Cording

Angry Townsman in Bank

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Walter Long

Townsman

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Harry Woods

Man in Fight with Seton

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Cecil Weston

Townswoman

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Joseph Forte

Townsman

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Al Bridge

Slave Trader

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Helen MacKellar

Mrs. Hale

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Hal Taliaferro

Angry Townsman in Bank

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Jack Kirk

Guerrilla

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Art Dillard

Guerrilla

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Lloyd Ingraham

Townsman

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Al Taylor

Guerrilla

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Burr Caruth

Minister

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Bob Card

Townsman

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Harry Strang

Man About to Withdraw Money from Bank

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Ed Brady

Juror

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Herman Hack

Townsman

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Mike Lally

Townsman

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Jack Montgomery

Guerrilla

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Ray Bennett

Guerrilla

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John Dilson

Town Leader

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Mildred Gover

Ellie - Mary's Maid

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Tom London

Messenger

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Edward Hearn

Jury Foreman

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Clinton Rosemond

Tom - McClouds' Servant

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Roy Bucko

Brawler

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Ethel Wales

Townswoman

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Al Haskell

Townsman

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Ethan Laidlaw

Guerrilla

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Tex Cooper

Townsman

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Hank Bell

Townsman

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Betty Farrington

Townswoman

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Dick Rich

Dental Patient #1

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Cactus Mack

Townsman

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Joe McGuinn

Guerrilla

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Bob Sáenz

Guerrilla

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Jack Low

Juror #2

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Noble Chissell

Guerrilla

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Nora Bush

Townswoman

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

Crew (10 Members)


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Grover Jones

Screenplay

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Raoul Walsh

Director

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Sol C. Siegel

Producer

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Jack A. Marta

Director of Photography

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Victor Young

Original Music Composer

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Lionel Houser

Screenplay

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F. Hugh Herbert

Screenplay

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Adele Palmer

Costume Design

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Jan Fortune

Adaptation

Profile Grover Jones Screenplay
Profile Raoul Walsh Director
Profile Sol C. Siegel Producer
Profile Jack A. Marta Director of Photography
Profile Victor Young Original Music Composer
Profile Lionel Houser Screenplay
Profile F. Hugh Herbert Screenplay
Profile Adele Palmer Costume Design
Profile Jan Fortune Adaptation

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