Cowboy-Liebe (1945)

Cowboy-Liebe: Directed by Joseph Kane. With John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Walter Brennan, Ward Bond. In 1871 Dakota, two crooked businessmen oppose the local wheat farmers and the railroad development, in order to control the town of Fargo.

“Dakota finds John Wayne running off with Vera Hruba Ralston, daughter of railroad magnate Hugo Haas. A whim of Ralstonu0026#39;s finds them on the way to Dakota Territory instead of the Dukeu0026#39;s planned trip to California. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBefore long Wayne finds himself mixed up with the local farmers and their running battle with town boss of Fargo, Ward Bond and his three loathsome sidekicks Mike Mazurki, Paul Fix, and Grant Withers. Mike Mazurki is a particularly nasty individual here, he probably has the best performance in the film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDakota was directed by Joseph Kane who directed at Republic a whole lot of Roy Rogers B westerns and he uses the same fast pace here. The running time is only 82 minutes and a Wayne film from Republic was an A product for that studio by 1945.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne big drawback in Dakota is the portrayal by Nick Stewart as Walter Brennanu0026#39;s crew on his river steamboat. Itu0026#39;s a pretty bad stereotype one of the worst Iu0026#39;ve ever seen on film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDakota also shamelessly rips off the wheat burning scene from Samuel Goldwynu0026#39;s The Westerner. I wouldnu0026#39;t be surprised if Goldwyn let Yates use some of the footage from The Westerner for a rental fee.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHowever fans of John Wayne and of westerns in general will like it.”