The Man from Dakota (1940)
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Wallace Beery trots out his "lovable lout" act for the zillionth time in Man From Dakota. Beery plays a Union army sergeant who, along with his superior officer (John Howard), is captured and incarcerated in a Confederate prison. Upon escaping, Beery and Howard cross the path of Dolores Del Rio, playing a Russian refugee (with a Mexican accent). Dolores helps the escapees in their efforts to reach Northern lines and deliver secret information to General Grant. Based on a novel by MacKinlay Kantor, The Man From Dakota was distorted and truncated so that Wallace Beery would end up with the largest role. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Wallace Beery, John Howard, (more)
- Director(s):
- Leslie Fenton
Synopsis of The Man from Dakota
Wallace Beery trots out his "lovable lout" act for the zillionth time in Man From Dakota. Beery plays a Union army sergeant who, along with his superior officer (John Howard), is captured and incarcerated in a Confederate prison. Upon escaping, Beery and Howard cross the path of Dolores Del Rio, playing a Russian refugee (with a Mexican accent). Dolores helps the escapees in their efforts to reach Northern lines and deliver secret information to General Grant. Based on a novel by MacKinlay Kantor, The Man From Dakota was distorted and truncated so that Wallace Beery would end up with the largest role. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Man from Dakota
- Wallace Beery - Sgt. Barstow
- Dolores Del Rio - Eugenia, "Jenny"
- Robert H. Barrat - Parson Summers
- Frederick Burton - Leader
- John Wray - Carpenter
- Frank S. Hagney - Guard
- Hugh Sothern - General
- William Royle - Supervisor
- Edward Hearn - Captain
- Gregory Gaye - Col. Borodin
- John Howard - Oliver Clark
- Donald Meek - Mr. Vestry
- Addison Richards - Provost Marshal
- William Haade - Union Soldier
- John Butler - Voss
- Buddy Roosevelt - Officer
- Francis Ford - Horseman
- Ted Oliver
- Tom Fadden - Driver
- Director(s):
- Leslie Fenton
- Writer(s):
- Laurence Stallings
- Producer(s):
- Edward Chodorov
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