The Black Dakotas (1954)

Directed by

Ray Nazarro

Genre

Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 05m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A secret agent exploits the chaos of the American Civil War for his own profit. He operates behind enemy lines in the Dakota territory, playing both sides against each other.

tensehistoricalunderhandedcoldgrittydeliberatespy-thrillernoirish

What happens

The Black Dakotas is a 1954 American Technicolor Western spy film directed by Ray Nazarro and produced by Columbia Pictures. Set during the American Civil War and filmed at the Iverson Movie Ranch, the film stars Gary Merrill as a cold-blooded secret agent using the war for his own ends. It also stars Wanda Hendrix and John Bromfield. The film features The Lone Ranger television series' Jay Silverheels and Clayton Moore in separate roles, as well as Richard Webb of Captain Midnight. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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