Dark Command Page #4

Synopsis: When transplanted Texan Bob Seton arrives in Lawrence, Kansas he finds much to like about the place, especially Mary McCloud, daughter of the local banker. Politics is in the air however. It's just prior to the civil war and there is already a sharp division in the Territory as to whether it will remain slave-free. When he gets the opportunity to run for marshal, Seton finds himself running against the respected local schoolteacher, William Cantrell. Not is what it seems however. While acting as the upstanding citizen in public, Cantrell is dangerously ambitious and is prepared to do anything to make his mark, and his fortune, on the Territory. When he loses the race for marshal, he forms a group of raiders who run guns into the territory and rob and terrorize settlers throughout the territory. Eventually donning Confederate uniforms, it is left to Seton and the good citizens of Lawrence to face Cantrell and his raiders in one final clash.
Director(s): Raoul Walsh
Production: Republic
 
IMDB:
6.9
APPROVED
Year:
1940
94 min
116 Views


AH!

SURE, THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.

THEM DOGGIES ARE THE BOLDES I EVER RODE HERD ON.

IT'S LIKE SOMETIMES

OUT ON THE RANGE AFTER YOU GO THE HERD BEDDED DOWN--

[ Man Groaning ]

THAT'S MY TONGUE.

MY MISTAKE.

EVER HAD:

YOUR TOOTH PULLED?

NO, ALL GOOD.

YOU'RE LUCKY.

SAY, YOU REALLY BUSTED

THAT KNUCKLE, DIDN'T YA?

OH, IT AIN'T NOTHIN'.

NO, I'VE HAD LOTS OF 'EM.

HERE'S WHAT I ALWAYS USE.

THANKS,

BUT YOU AIN'T TOLD ME

IF I'D GO OUT ON THE RANGE,

WHAT'S THE FIRST THING

THEY'RE GONNA ASK ME?

FOR CHEWIN' TOBACCO,

MOST LIKELY.

THERE'S SOMETHING

I WANTED TO ASK YOU.

ME?

YEAH. YOU KNOW THAT GIRL

I WAS STARING A WHEN ALL THE RUCKUS STARTED--

YEAH.

WELL, WHO IS SHE?

WELL, HER NAME IS

MARY McCLOUD. WHY?

WELL, I'LL TELL YA.

I THINK MAYBE I'LL MARRY HER.

WHAT?

OF COURSE, IF SHE'LL HAVE ME.

I MEAN,

A FELLA WOULDN'T WANT TO MARRY

ANYONE THAT DIDN'T WANT HIM,

NATURALLY.

OH, NATURALLY.

YOU KNOW HER WELL?

NO, JUST SEEN HER

ONCE OR TWICE.

ONCE SHE WAS ON A HORSE.

THE NEXT TIME:

SHE WAS WITH A JACKASS.

HE IS, HUH?

MAKES IT EASIER, DON'T IT?

PRACTICALLY A CINCH.

YOU DO THINGS KINDA

SUDDEN, DON'T YA?

NO, NOT EXACTLY.

BUT, YOU SEE, I GOT HER

FIGURED OUT THIS WAY.

IF YOU LIKE SOMEONE

AND YOU DON'T TELL 'EM

RIGHT OFF,

WHY, MAYBE ALL THAT TIME

YOU WASTED, SHE LIKED YOU, TOO,

SO, WELL, ALL THA TIME'S WASTED, AIN'T IT?

IT IS, THE WAY YOU PUT IT.

HOW DO YOU EXPEC TO GO ABOUT THIS?

OH, YES.

GLAD YOU MENTIONED THAT.

UH, I FIGURED THA IF YOU WAS TO TAKE ME

OVER TO HER...

AND GIVE ME AN INTRODUCE, THEN

I COULD TELL HER WHO I WAS AND

THAT I NEVER MURDERED NOBODY,

AND YOU COULD GO SOMEWHERE

AND SIT ON A FENCE

TILL I WAS THROUGH.

I'M SURE YOU WON'T BE LONG.

WELL, COME ON, I THINK

SHE'S OVER AT THE BANK.

I FORGOT TO ASK YOU

YOUR NAME.

FLETCH.

MINE'S SETON. BOB SETON.

YOU GOT A FIRST NAME?

YEAH. CUPID.

HE'S A REAL COWBOY.

FROM TEXAS.

THIS IS HER FATHER'S BANK.

OWNS A BANK, HUH?

WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

HE DON'T LIKE COWBOYS EITHER.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT.

YEAH, I KNOW THE BREED--

STRING-HOLLERED AND SPAVINED.

SQUEEZE THE BLOOD

OUT OF A TURNIP.

KEEP YOUR CHIN:

TO YOURSELF.

HUH?

I MEAN, YOU WAIT HERE,

AND I'LL GO BRING HER.

FAIR ENOUGH.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPRESS

MY APPRECIATION, MR. McCLOUD.

I SUPPOSE IT WILL BE LEF TO A VOTE, HUH?

NATURALLY. THERE WILL BE

OTHER CANDIDATES THROWING

THEIR HATS IN THE RING,

BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE

ANY TROUBLE WINNIN'.

I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.

FLETCH,

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

WHERE ARE YOU DRAGGING ME?

FRIEND OF MINE HERE

WANTS TO TALK TO YOU.

[ Squeals ]

YOU, UH, WANTED

TO TALK TO ME?

UH, YES,

THAT'S SORT OF THE IDEA.

WELL--

UH--

DID THE SQUIRT TELL YOU

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Grover Jones

Grover Jones (November 15, 1893 – September 24, 1940) was an American screenwriter - often teamed with William Slavens McNutt - and film director. He wrote more than 104 films between 1920 and his death. He also was a film journal publisher and prolific short story writer. Jones was born in Rosedale, Indiana, grew up in West Terre Haute, Indiana, and died in Hollywood, California. He was the father of American polo pioneer Sue Sally Hale. more…

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