Dakota/In Old California Double Feature available on August 02 2025 from Buy for 9.31
Dakota / In Old California (Double Feature) available on November 21 2014 from Amazon for 4.89
UPC bar code 017153213195 ξ1 registered December 28 2013
UPC bar code 017153213195 ξ2 registered November 21 2014
Product category is Video
Manufacturered by Republic Pictures
Product weight is 0.4 lbs.
Get ready for a saddle-bustin' double dose of The Duke ! Included in this exclusive Double Feature DVD are two feature films from the late, great John Wayne. Dakota and In Old California are two Wild West adventures that are sure to rein you in!Dakota: John Wayne stars as John Devlin, a gambler who, with his new wife Sandy (Vera Ralston), moves to North Dakota hoping to cash in on the land boom created by increasing railroad expansion. On their trip west, they meet two swindlers, Bender and Collins, (Ward Bond and Mike Mazurki) who have been pillaging farms and driving the farmers out of the territory. The two crooks steal John and Sandy's savings, a dangerous riverboat chase ensues, and the criminals make a clean getaway. In a desperate attempt to get back his savings and see justice prevail, Devlin joins the wheat farmers in a heated range battle against Bender, Collins and their gang. The action is fast paced and thrilling, ending in an exciting conclusion that includes a daring fight to the finish. Walter Brennan also stars in this fast-paced, action packed western!In Old California: Tom, played by John Wayne, is a handsome physician in the gold-rush days of California. He discovers that Sacramento politician Britt Dawson (Albert Dekker) has become wealthy from forced tributes levied on ranches. Irate and incensed, he leads the ranchers in a successful revolt against the unfair taxes. In retaliation, Dawson viciously taints a tonic prescribed by Tom claiming he's an unfit physician. When gold is discovered at Sutter's Mill, the announcement distracts the crowd, saving Tom from being lynched. How will the local residents feel about Tom when he's the only doctor in town, especially when a terrible epidemic breaks out? Will Dawson still be able to make good on his attempts to destroy Tom? The outcome will have you on the edge of your saddle as the action builds to an exciting conclu
As I have said before, two movies for the price of one is always a good deal. These are two from Wayne's day at Republic Studios. While these do not rank with the Duke's best work they are action filled with good plots and some humor too. John Wayne plays a pharmacist in the selection "In Old California". This is a little different from the roles he normally played, but he wanted this because his father had been a pharmacist. Wayne saves the day as villians steal prospectors' gold and battles a diseas..
Yep, Wayne starts out in both these Republic offerings in a tophat! But, he soon trades them in for more conventional western wear. The DVD is a good quality transfer, with maybe just a momentary sound skip or two in each. No extras in the "Dakota" DVD, but a reading commentary included in the "In Old California "DVD. In the latter film, Wayne, an easterner pharmacist, arrives in a primitive Sacramento, just before the Gold Rush.(The fact that Sacramento didn't exist, except in the form of Sutter's Fort, b..
