Badlands of Dakota

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Badlands of Dakota
Badlands of Dakota poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Alfred E. Green
Written byVictor McLeod
(additional comedy sequences)
Screenplay by Gerald Geraghty
Story by Harold Shumate
Produced by George Waggner
Starring Robert Stack
Ann Rutherford
Richard Dix
Frances Farmer
Cinematography Stanley Cortez
Edited byFrank Gross
Color process Black and white
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • September 15, 1941 (1941-09-15)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Badlands of Dakota is a 1941 American western film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Robert Stack, Ann Rutherford, Richard Dix and Frances Farmer. [1] Its plot follows a sheriff and his girlfriend who cross paths with Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane.

Contents

Stack called it "one of the most forgettable Westerns ever made, a nonmasterpiece." [2]

Plot

A sheriff and his girlfriend run into Wild Bill Hickok, Gen. Custer and Calamity Jane.

Cast

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References

  1. "Badlands of Dakota (1941)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  2. Stack, Robert; Evans, Mark (1980). Straight shooting. Macmillan. p. 63.