| Dark Command | |
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 1940 film poster | |
| Directed by | Raoul Walsh |
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| Based on | The Dark Command 1938 novel by W.R. Burnett[1] |
| Produced by | Sol C. Siegel |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
| Edited by | William Morgan |
| Music by | Victor Young |
Production company | Republic Pictures |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $750,000[2][3] |
Dark Command is a 1940 Crime western film starring Claire Trevor, John Wayne and Walter Pidgeon loosely based on Quantrill's Raiders during the American Civil War. Directed by Raoul Walsh from the novel by W. R. Burnett, Dark Command is the only film in which western icons John Wayne and Roy Rogers appear together, and was the only film Wayne and Raoul Walsh made together since Walsh discovered Wayne working as a prop mover, renamed him, and gave him his first leading role in the epic widescreen Western The Big Trail a decade before.
The film also features George "Gabby" Hayes as Wayne's character's sidekick.
The film was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Score and Best Art Direction by John Victor Mackay.[4]
- ^ Landesman, Fred (July 11, 2007). The John Wayne Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 9780786432523.
- ^ "Notes for Dark Command (1940)". tcm.com. Retrieved November 10, 2007.
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novwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "NY Times: Dark Command". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2008.