Dakota is a 1945 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring John Wayne. The supporting cast features Walter Brennan, Ward Bond and Mike Mazurki. Wayne stars as John Devlin, who, with his wife Sandy Vera Ralston moves to North Dakota hoping to cash in on a land boom. On the trip west, they are swindled out of their life savings. In a desperate attempt to get back their money, Devlin enters into a heated range battle against the outlaws.
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