In 1866, Kansas, the American civil war has just finished and the armies disbanded. The building of the West begins, and in 1872, the new city of Dodge City is ruled by violence and shootings. The Irishman Wade Hatton is a man adapted to these days and presently is conducting a group of pioneers, including Abbie Irving and her reckless brother, to Dodge City. Once in the city, Wade is invited to be the local sheriff, and an incident makes him accept the position. He tries to clean up the cattle town, ruled by the powerful outlaw Jeff Surrett and his gang, with the support of the decent local people.
Publisher:[United States] : Turner Entertainment Co. ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2005.
General Note: Region 1, NTSC; standard full screen presentation preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition; Dolby digital mono; closed-captioned.Originally released as a motion picture in 1939.Not rated.Special features: "Warner night at the movies" a 1939 edition hosted by Leonard Maltin (Introduction by Leonard Maltin, The Oklahoma kid theatrical trailer, Newsreel, "Sons of liberty" drama short, "Dangerous DanMcFoo" cartoon, Dodge City); "Dodge city: go west, Errol Flynn" featurette; Theatrical trailer.In English or dubbed French with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Music by Max Steiner ; photographed by Sol Polito ; film editor, George Amy ; art director, Ted Smith ; special effects by Byron Haskin, Rex Wimpy ; sound by Oliver S. Garretson ; costumes by Milo Anderson ; musical director, Leo F. Forbstein ; directed by Michael Curtiz ; original screen play by Robert Buckner.
Participant or Performer Note: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Ann Sheridan, Bruce Cabot, Frank McHugh, Alan Hale, John Litel, Henry Travers, Henry O'Neill, Victor Jory, William Lundigan, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Bobs Watson, Gloria Holden, Douglas Fowley, Georgia Caine, Charles Halton, Ward Bond, Cora Witherspoon, Russell Simpson, Monte Blue.