Main Cast: Dale Robertson, Linda Darnell, John Lund, Ward Bond, Regis Toomey
Release Year: 1956
Country: US
Run Time: 88 minutes
Plot
Some good performances overcome the scripted cliches in Dakota Incident. In the tradition of Stagecoach, the film offers a disparate group of travellers whose lives are imperiled when their coach heads deep into Indian territory. Linda Darnell plays Amy Clarke, the requisite you-know-what with a heart of gold. Dale Robertson costars as hard-bitten outlaw John Banner, who is willing to let a fellow passenger, bank clerk Carter Hamilton (John Lund), take the fall for a recent robbery. Ward Bond is Senator Blakely, whose "live and let live" policy regarding the Indians is a smokescreen for his corrupt activities. Regis Toomey is the obligatory drunk, here named Minstrel. And Whit Bissell is Mark Chester, the seemingly mild-mannered greenhorn who reveals hidden reserves of strength when the going gets rough. A clue as to who will survive the inevitable Indian attack is offered by the order of billing in the opening credits of Dakota Incident. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Lewis R. Foster - Director, Howard A. Smith - Editor, R. Dale Butts - Composer (Music Score), Ernest Haller - Cinematographer, Michael Baird - Producer, Frederic Louis Fox - Screenwriter
