Badlands of Dakota

"Badlands of Dakota" is a 1941 American Western film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Robert Stack as Jim Holliday, Ann Rutherford as Anne Grayson, Broderick Crawford as Bob Holliday, Frances Farmer as Calamity Jane, and Lon Chaney Jr. as Jack McCall. The story takes place in the Dakota Territory during the Great Gold Boom, where brothers Jim and Bob Holliday clash over Anne's affections amidst a backdrop of Wild Bill Hickok's efforts to neutralize local crime. As tensions rise, Jim becomes City Marshal, facing off against his brother Bob, who leads a gang of Native American impersonators, and ultimately must confront him in a dramatic showdown that ends with tragic consequences.