Badlands of Dakota

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. Its plot follows a marshall and his wife who cross paths with Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane.

Badlands of Dakota
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alfred E. Green
Written by	Victor 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 by	Frank Gross
Color process	Black and white
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	September 15, 1941 (1941-09-15)
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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

Plot

In the spring of 1876, Bob Holliday, a Deadwood, Dakota Territory saloon owner sends his younger brother, Bill Holliday to Saint Louis to retrieve his intended bride, Anne Grayson. On the return trip Bill and Anne fall in love and are married at Fort Pierre. Angered, Bob convinces Deadwood's citizens to make Bill City Marshall under questionable motives. Bill and Anne struggle with the danger and responsibility of cleaning up Deadwood during its wildest days. Historical figures encountered are Calamity Jane, Wild Bill Hickock, Jack McCall, and "General" Custer.

Cast

• Robert Stack as Jim Holliday
• Ann Rutherford as Anne Grayson
• Richard Dix as Wild Bill Hickok
• Frances Farmer as Calamity Jane
• Broderick Crawford as Bob Holliday
• Hugh Herbert as Rocky Plummer
• Andy Devine as Spearfish
• Lon Chaney Jr. as Jack McCall
• Fuzzy Knight as Hurricane Harry
• Addison Richards as George Armstrong Custer
• The Jesters as 1876 Saloon Entertainers
• Dwight Lathan as Member, The Jesters
• Walter Carlson as Member, The Jesters
• Guy Bonham as Member, The Jesters