Dodge City (1939)

Directed by

Michael Curtiz

Genre

Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 111 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Texas cattle agent sees lawlessness ruling Dodge City and decides to become sheriff to bring order. He takes on outlaws and corrupt forces in the town.

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What happens

Dodge City is a 1939 American Western film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, and Ann Sheridan. Based on a story by Robert Buckner, the film is about a Texas cattle agent who witnesses the brutal lawlessness of Dodge City, Kansas and takes the job of sheriff to clean the town up. Filmed in the full, three-strip Technicolor process, Dodge City was one of the highest-grossing films of the year. This was the 5th of 8 movies that de Havilland and Flynn appeared in together. Various scenes were shot in Thousand Oaks, including at present day Wildwood Regional Park. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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