A custom image of John Wayne and Roy Rogers in Dark Command
The Big Picture Before John Wayne became a staple name that we associate with Westerns, he was just Marion Robert Morrison, or to those close to him, his childhood moniker, Duke. It was the legendary director Raoul Walsh who spotted him as a prop man carrying furniture across soundstages who laid the ground for his fame. Handing him his first big lead role in the 1930 Western The Big Trail, Walsh would also be the one who gave him the iconic name John Wayne.
Language English Studio Republic Pictures Run Time 94 minutes Director Raoul Walsh Release Date April 15, 1940 Actors Claire Trevor, John Wayne Expand What's 'Dark Command' About? Set against the background of the North and South politics of the Civil War, Dark Command follows Bob Seton , a Texan dreamer who's fallen in love with his new town, Lawrence, Kansas, and especially its girl, Mary McCloud . Roy Rogers' character, Fletcher, is a brother to Mary.
John Wayne & Roy Rogers' Characters Clash in 'Dark Command' Close As Bob Seton, John Wayne's clamor for justice in Dark Command is relentless. He stands tall against a hostile array of odds. He arrives in Lawrence, Kansas, as a thought-provoking Texan dreamer looking for a better personal life and a more equitable society, and ends up as the town's Marshal.
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