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Dodge City (1939)

“West of Chicago there was no law! West of Dodge City there was no God!”

  • NR
  • 104 min
  • Western
  • imdb logo 7.1/10 (5761 votes)

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In the wake of the American Civil War, the year is 1866, and the vast frontier of Kansas is a lawless expanse. The West is in a state of metamorphosis, with the town of Dodge City, born in 1872, at its heart. This newborn city is a wild, untamed creature, gripped by violence and bloodshed, under the ruthless reign of the outlaw Jeff Surrett. Enter Wade Hatton, an Irishman molded by these tumultuous times. As a trailblazer leading a band of pioneers, among them the fiery Abbie Irving and her impulsive brother, he steers his group towards the volatile Dodge City. Hatton, the man who helped lay the town's railroad tracks, finds himself in the unenviable position of being invited to be the new sheriff. A fateful incident nudges him to accept, and he steps into the role of lawman, determined to tame the beast that Dodge City has become. Hatton's path is not an easy one, as he locks horns with Surrett and his band of marauders. He's backed by the town's virtuous inhabitants, who yearn for order in their chaotic cattle town. Adding to the complexity, Hatton is drawn to the fiery Abbie Irving, who harbors a deep resentment towards him due to a past altercation involving her brother. But such is the nature of the West - wild, unpredictable, and beguiling. "Dodge City" is a tale set on the tumultuous frontier, where danger lurks around every corner, where Sunday outings are fraught with peril, and where a single man must confront his past, face his foes, and navigate the treacherous terrain of love to bring peace to a town teetering on the edge of oblivion.

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Dodge City is a western movie featuring Sol Gorss.

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