- Country: USA
- Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Release: 1940-04-15
- Director: Raoul Walsh
- Writers: Grover Jones , Lionel Houser , F. Hugh Herbert , W.R. Burnett , Jan Fortune
- Language: English
- Stars: Claire Trevor , John Wayne , Walter Pidgeon (1897–1984) , Roy Rogers
- Runtime: 94 min
- Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 nominations total
- AKA: El mandamiento oscuro (Mexico) , La Patrulla Infernal (Chile) , Poruncă întunecată (Romania) , Nattens brigad (Sweden) , Schwarzes Kommando , Karanlık Emir (Turkey) , La belva umana (Italy) , Dark Command (United Kingdom) , Zwart commando (Belgium) , Mando siniestro (Spain) , Väärän lipun alla (Finland) , Comando Negro (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Dark Command (United States of America) , De greep naar de macht (Netherlands the) , Dark Command , L'escadron noir (Belgium) , Comando Negro (Brazil) , Comando negro (Argentina) , Зов крови , Schwarzes Kommando (Austria) , Het zwart commando (Netherlands the) , Crna komanda , Il generale Quantrill (Italy) , Ο μαύρος ιππότης (Greece) , Czarny oddział (Poland) , L'escadron noir (France, French Republic) , 暗黒の命令 (Japan) , Dark Command (Canada) , Vestens fribyttere (Norway) , Kansas' sønner (Denmark)
- Plot: When transplanted Texan Bob Seton arrives in Lawrence, Kansas he finds much to like about the place, especially Mary McCloud, daughter of the local banker. Politics is in the air however. It's just prior to the civil war and there is already a sharp division in the Territory as to whether it will remain slave-free. When he gets the opportunity to run for marshal, Seton finds himself running against the respected local schoolteacher, William Cantrell. Not is what it seems however. While acting as the upstanding citizen in public, Cantrell is dangerously ambitious and is prepared to do anything to make his mark, and his fortune, on the Territory. When he loses the race for marshal, he forms a group of raiders who run guns into the territory and rob and terrorize settlers throughout the territory. Eventually donning Confederate uniforms, it is left to Seton and the good citizens of Lawrence to face Cantrell and his raiders in one final clash.
- IMDB:tt0032383
Dark Command Cast · · · ALL
Raoul Walsh
Director
Claire Trevor
Miss Mary McCloud
John Wayne
Bob Seton
Walter Pidgeon
(1897–1984)
William 'Will' Cantrell
Roy Rogers
Fletcher 'Fletch' McCloud
George ‘Gabby’ Hayes
Andrew 'Doc' Grunch
Porter Hall
(I)
(1888–1953)
Angus McCloud
Marjorie Main
Mrs. Cantrell / Mrs. Adams
Raymond Walburn
Judge Buckner
Joe Sawyer
Bushropp
Helen MacKellar
Mrs. Hale
J. Farrell MacDonald
(1875–1952)
Dave
Trevor Bardette
Mr. Hale
Ernie Adams
Townsman
Richard Alexander
(I)
(1902–1989)
Phil - Guerrilla Guarding Seton
Earl Askam
Guerrilla
Hank Bell
Townsman
Ray Bennett
Guerrilla
Stanley Blystone
Tough
Ed Brady
Juror
Al Bridge
Slave Trader
Roy Bucko
Brawler
Budd Buster
Townsman
Yakima Canutt
Townsman on Balcony
Bob Card
Townsman
Horace B. Carpenter
Townsman