Dark Command 1940
Set in pre‑Civil War Lawrence, Kansas, this drama follows Texan Bob Seton, who falls for Mary McCloud as the town debates remaining slave‑free. He runs for marshal against schoolteacher William Cantrell, whose respectable façade masks ruthless ambition. After losing, Cantrell leads Confederate‑uniformed raiders terrorizing settlers, forcing Seton and the townspeople into a final showdown.
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John Wayne
Bob Seton
Claire Trevor
Miss Mary McCloud
Trevor Bardette
Mr. Hale
Joe Sawyer
Bushropp
Porter Hall
Angus McCloud
Roy Rogers
Fletcher 'Fletch' McCloud
Ed Brady
Juror
Walter Pidgeon
William 'Will' Cantrell
Joseph Forte
Townsman
Henry Wills
Guerrilla
Marjorie Main
Mrs. Cantrell / Mrs. Adams
Harry Woods
Man in Fight with Seton
Ernie Adams
Townsman
Richard Alexander
Phil - Guerrilla Guarding Seton
Al Bridge
Slave Trader
J. Farrell MacDonald
Dave
Walter Long
Townsman
Lloyd Ingraham
Townsman
Harry Cording
Angry Townsman in Bank
Stanley Blystone
Tough
Jack Montgomery
Guerrilla
Bob Woodward
Yankee
Tom Smith
Posse Rider
Glenn Strange
Tough Yankee #1
Bob Sáenz
Guerrilla
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Guerrilla
Cactus Mack
Townsman
Horace B. Carpenter
Townsman
Edward Hearn
Jury Foreman
Howard Hickman
Southerner Orating for Votes
Tom London
Messenger
Edward Earle
Town Leader
Nelson McDowell
Farmer
Hal Taliaferro
Angry Townsman in Bank
George 'Gabby' Hayes
Andrew 'Doc' Grunch
Jack Kirk
Guerrilla
Bob Card
Townsman
Art Dillard
Guerrilla
Herman Hack
Townsman
Al Haskell
Townsman
Jack Rockwell
Assassin of Angus McCloud
Al Taylor
Guerrilla
Cecil Weston
Townswoman
Ferris Taylor
Banker
Yakima Canutt
Townsman on Balcony
Ray Bennett
Guerrilla
Tex Cooper
Townsman
Betty Farrington
Townswoman
Dick Rich
Dental Patient #1
Mike Lally
Townsman
Ethan Laidlaw
Guerrilla
John Dilson
Town Leader
Harry Strang
Man About to Withdraw Money from Bank
Frank Hagney
Tough Yankee #2
Earl Askam
Guerrilla
Ethel Wales
Townswoman
Roy Bucko
Brawler
Edmund Cobb
Juror #3
John Merton
Cantrell Man
Jack Low
Juror #2
Raymond Walburn
Judge Buckner
Hank Bell
Townsman
Clinton Rosemond
Tom - McClouds' Servant
Nora Bush
Townswoman
Joe McGuinn
Guerrilla
Mildred Gover
Ellie - Mary's Maid
Helen MacKellar
Mrs. Hale
Burr Caruth
Minister
Budd Buster
Townsman
Marvin Davis
Child
Bobby Crandall
Child
Robert Ferrero
Child
Herbert MacGregor
Child
Dolly Nardon
Child
Lawrence Osman
Child
Russell Palmer
Child
Harvard Peck
Child
Lee Riggin
Child
Ernest Tobey
Child
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