Dakota Incident
| Dakota Incident | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lewis R. Foster |
| Produced by | Michael Baird |
| Written by | Frederick Louis Fox |
| Starring |
Linda Darnell Dale Robertson John Lund Ward Bond |
| Music by | R. Dale Butts |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
| Edited by | Howard A. Smith |
Production company |
Republic Pictures |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Dakota Incident is a 1956 Trucolor Western film directed by Lewis R. Foster starring Linda Darnell, Dale Robertson, John Lund and Ward Bond.
Plot
Rick Largo and the Banner brothers hold up a bank. Frank is persuaded to shoot brother Johnny by the greedy Largo, so the loot can be split just two ways.
Johnny, left for dead, recovers and rides to town. He challenges his brother to a showdown, then spares his life but orders him out of town. He gives no such chance to Largo, gunning him down.
Deciding to leave for Wyoming to buy a ranch, Johnny is asked to drive the stagecoach through dangerous Indian territory when no one else will. Aboard are saloon singer Amy Clarke, her piano player Minstrel, gold speculator Chester, bank clerk Hamilton and a senator named Blakeley who is sympathetic toward the Indians in spite of all the violence.
Frank's lifeless body is found on the trail, filled with arrows. A wheel breaks, forcing the travelers to stop for repairs. Chester is killed in an Indian ambush. Hamilton, who was falsely suspected in the bank job Johnny pulled, nearly dies before Johnny saves his life.
Heat and thirst get to the survivors as the Indians wait them out. Minstrel sees a mirage, wanders off and is shot. Blakeley is mocked by Amy for his kindness toward the Indians, so he ventures out, hoping to reason with them. He, too, is killed.
Hamilton's life is slipping away, so Johnny makes a try for a canteen left out by the Indians as bait. He is attacked by a Cheyenne brave and spares his life, telling him to return to his people and admit being saved by a white man. Hamilton expires, but the Indian returns with fresh horses for Johnny and Amy, who ride back toward town so Johnny can turn himself in for the robbery.
Cast
- Linda Darnell as Amy Clarke
- Dale Robertson as John Banner
- John Lund as John Carter (aka Hamilton)
- Ward Bond as Sen. Blakely
- Regis Toomey as Minstrel
- Skip Homeier as Frank Banner
- Irving Bacon as Tully Morgan
- John Doucette as Rick Largo
- Whit Bissell as Mark Chester
- William Fawcett as Matthew Barnes
- Malcolm Atterbury as Bartender / Desk Clerk
- Diane Dubois as Giselle
- Charles Horvath as Cheyenne Leader