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Dark Command is a 1940 Crime western film starring Claire Trevor, John Wayne and Walter Pidgeon loosely based on Quantrill's Raiders during the American Civil War.
A Texan runs for marshal in Kansas and faces a pro-Confederate guerrilla leader who terrorizes the territory. Dark Command is a drama romance war film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Walter Pidgeon and Roy Rogers.
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- Drama, Romance, War
- Raoul Walsh
- 1940-04-15
Dark Command is a 1940 Western film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Claire Trevor, John Wayne and Walter Pidgeon. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, cinematographers and other crew members on IMDb.
As the Civil War erupts, the townsfolk of Lawrence, Kansas side with either the North or the South, and a deeply embittered sheriff allies himself to the South as a cover for his outlaw gang to...
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- Claire Trevor
- Raoul Walsh
- Western
A Texan arrives in Kansas and falls in love with a banker's daughter, but faces a rival for the marshal's office and a Confederate raider. Watch the trailer and read the reviews of this classic film directed by Raoul Walsh.
A Western film about a Civil War-era rivalry between a pro-Union marshal and a pro-Confederate guerrilla leader in Kansas. See the plot details, cast and crew, trivia, and user reviews of Dark Command on IMDb.
Nov 1, 2023 · Film and Plot Synopsis. Based on W.R. Burnett’s 1938 novel The Dark Command which fictionalizes the true-life event of the Lawrence, Kansas Massacre led by the infamous Confederate guerrilla William Quantrill, Dark Command tells the story of Bob Seton, an illiterate settler traveling through Kansas when he decides to set up some roots after ...
