Barely. Less sad than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Dakota end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Dakota easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Dakota

Name: Dakota
Genre: Western
Released: 1945
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Walter Brennan, Ward Bond, Ona Munson

THE YEAR'S TOP ACTION ROMANCE!

Directed by Joseph Kane

Produced by Republic Pictures

194582 min5.3 / 10

A 1940s action-romance Western following a newlywed couple's scheme to profit from Dakota land development while battling corrupt local interests and recovering stolen money.

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..

Clusters

Swordfights and Romance Roads and Railways Water and Waterways Blue-Collar Jobs U S States And Regions

Genres

Western

Keywords

River Dakota Railroad Farmer Wheat

Questions people ask

Is Dakota sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.
Does Dakota end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Dakota easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Is Dakota violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Dakota scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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