''Joe Dakota'' is a 1957 American
Western
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film directed by
Richard Bartlett
Richard H. Bartlett (8 November 1922 – 11 June 1994), also known as Dick Bartlett, was an American film director, director and film producer, producer in film and TV. He also acted and wrote. He is best known for his low budget features in th ...
and written by
William Talman and Norman Jolley. The film stars
Jock Mahoney
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,
Luana Patten
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,
Charles McGraw
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Early life
McGraw was born to Beatrice (née Crisp) and Francis P. B ...
,
Barbara Lawrence
Barbara Jo Lawrence (February 24, 1930 – November 13, 2013) was an American model, actress, and real estate agent.
Early years
Born to Morris and Bernice ( Eaton) Lawrence in Carnegie, Oklahoma, Barbara Jo moved with her mother to Kansas C ...
,
Claude Akins
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,
Lee Van Cleef
Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef Jr. (January 9, 1925 – December 16, 1989) was an American actor. He appeared in over 170 film and television roles in a career spanning nearly 40 years, but is best known as a star of Italian Spaghetti Westerns, partic ...
,
Anthony Caruso and
Paul Birch. The film was released on October 27, 1957, by
Universal Pictures
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.
Plot
Joe Dakota, a handsome, mysterious, and not exactly pleasant man, reaches Arborville, an isolated oil-seeking community in California. He is seeking an Indian scout who allegedly left the town after having sold
real estate
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. Joe soon uncovers an unpleasant truth about the townsfolk and their oil well, which was built on the site of the Indian scout's farm. Also, a problem of attempted sexual assault is involved.
Cast
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Jock Mahoney
Jacques Joseph O'Mahoney (February 7, 1919 – December 14, 1989), known professionally as Jock Mahoney, was an American actor and stuntman. He starred in two Action/Adventure television series, ''The Range Rider'' and ''Yancy Derringer''. He ...
as The Stranger
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Luana Patten
Luana Patten (July 6, 1938 – May 1, 1996) was an American actress who appeared in films produced by Walt Disney Pictures, such as ''Song of the South'' (1946), ''Fun and Fancy Free'' (1947), and ''Melody Time'' (1948). Later in life, she pla ...
as Jody Weaver
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Charles McGraw
Charles McGraw (born Charles Crisp Butters; May 10, 1914 – July 29, 1980) was an American stage, film and television actor whose career spanned more than three decades.
Early life
McGraw was born to Beatrice (née Crisp) and Francis P. B ...
as Cal Moore
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Barbara Lawrence
Barbara Jo Lawrence (February 24, 1930 – November 13, 2013) was an American model, actress, and real estate agent.
Early years
Born to Morris and Bernice ( Eaton) Lawrence in Carnegie, Oklahoma, Barbara Jo moved with her mother to Kansas C ...
as Myrna Weaver
*
Claude Akins
Claude Aubrey Akins (May 25, 1926 – January 27, 1994) was an American character actor with a long career on stage, screen, and television. He was best known as Sheriff Lobo on the 1979–1981 television series ''B.J. and the Bear'', and l ...
as Aaron Grant
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Lee Van Cleef
Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef Jr. (January 9, 1925 – December 16, 1989) was an American actor. He appeared in over 170 film and television roles in a career spanning nearly 40 years, but is best known as a star of Italian Spaghetti Westerns, partic ...
as Adam Grant
*
Anthony Caruso as Marcus Vizzini
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Paul Birch as Frank Weaver
*
George Dunn as Jim Baldwin
*
Steve Darrell
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Darrell was born in Osage in Mitchell County in northern Iowa.
Darrell's career began in 1931 when he acted with the Trousdale Players in ...
as Sam Cook
*Rita Lynn as Rosa Vizzini
*
Gregg Barton
Gregg Barton (Born Harold Wilson Barker, June 5, 1912 – November 28, 2000) was an American actor, who played various roles in feature films and television series.
Career
Born in Oswego, New York, Barton is possibly best remembered for having ...
as Tom Jensen
*Anthony Jochim as Claude Henderson
*Jeane Wood as Bertha Jensen
*Juney Ellis as Ethel Cook
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 0050565, Joe Dakota
1957 films
American Western (genre) films
1957 Western (genre) films
Films directed by Richard Bartlett
Films scored by Henry Mancini
Films scored by Hans J. Salter
Films scored by Herman Stein
Universal Pictures films
1950s English-language films
1950s American films