Overview

In 1871, professional gambler John Devlin elopes with Sandra "Sandy" Poli, daughter of Marko Poli, an immigrant who has risen to railroad tycoon. Sandy, knowing that the railroad is to be extended into Dakota, plans to use their $20,000 nest egg to buy land options to sell to the railroad at a profit. On the stage trip to Ft. Abercrombie, their fellow passengers are Jim Bender and Bigtree Collins, who practically own the town of Fargo and Devlin is aware that they are prepared to protect the little empire... trying to drive out the farmers by burning their property, destroying their wheat, and blaming the devastation on the Indians. Continuing their journey north on the river aboard the "River Bird', Sandy and John meet Captain Bounce, an irascible old seafarer. Two of Bendender's henchmen, Slagin and Carp, board the boat and relieve John of his $20,000 at gunpoint. Captain Bounce, chasing the robber's dinghy..

Beesley's Ratings

Id

955

Name

Dakota (new)

Genre

Drama

Leads

Phillips,L

Rating

6

Content Advisory

Parental guidance, ?

Comments

None

Metadata from themoviedb.org

Genre Ids

Western

Id

58455

Popularity

2.6133

Release Date

1945-12-15

Title

Dakota

Vote Average

5.1

Vote Count

31

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Runtime

82 minutes

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