Dark Command
A drama of undying love.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
94 min
Release Date
1940-04-15
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
54
Vote Average
6.3
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 / Mrs. Adams
Raymond Walburn
Judge Buckner
Joe Sawyer
Bushropp
Helen MacKellar
Mrs. Hale
J. Farrell MacDonald
Dave
Trevor Bardette
Mr. Hale
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
Nora Bush
Townswoman
Budd Buster
Townsman
Yakima Canutt
Townsman on Balcony
Bob Card
Townsman
Horace B. Carpenter
Townsman
Burr Caruth
Minister
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Guerrilla
Edmund Cobb
Juror #3
Tex Cooper
Townsman
Harry Cording
Angry Townsman in Bank
Bobby Crandall
Child
Marvin Davis
Child
Art Dillard
Guerrilla
John Dilson
Town Leader
Edward Earle
Town Leader
Betty Farrington
Townswoman
Robert Ferrero
Child
Joseph Forte
Townsman
Mildred Gover
Ellie - Mary's Maid
Herman Hack
Townsman
Frank Hagney
Tough Yankee #2
Al Haskell
Townsman
Edward Hearn
Jury Foreman
Howard Hickman
Southerner Orating for Votes
Lloyd Ingraham
Townsman
Jack Kirk
Guerrilla
Ethan Laidlaw
Guerrilla
Mike Lally
Townsman
Tom London
Messenger
Walter Long
Townsman
Jack Low
Juror #2
Herbert MacGregor
Child
Cactus Mack
Townsman
Nelson McDowell
Farmer
Joe McGuinn
Guerrilla
John Merton
Cantrell Man
Jack Montgomery
Guerrilla
Dolly Nardon
Child
Lawrence Osman
Child
Russell Palmer
Child
Harvard Peck
Child
Dick Rich
Dental Patient #1
Lee Riggin
Child
Jack Rockwell
Assassin of Angus McCloud
Clinton Rosemond
Tom - McClouds' Servant
Tom Smith
Posse Rider
Harry Strang
Man About to Withdraw Money from Bank
Glenn Strange
Tough Yankee #1
Bob Sáenz
Guerrilla
Hal Taliaferro
Angry Townsman in Bank
Al Taylor
Guerrilla
Ferris Taylor
Banker
Ernest Tobey
Child
Ethel Wales
Townswoman
Cecil Weston
Townswoman
Henry Wills
Guerrilla
Harry Woods
Man in Fight with Seton
Bob Woodward
Yankee
Michael Miller
Child
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