The Black Dakotas

The Black Dakotas
Directed byRay Nazarro
Written byRay Buffum
DeVallon Scott
Produced byWallace MacDonald
StarringGary Merrill
Wanda Hendrix
John Bromfield
CinematographyEllis W. Carter
Edited byAaron Stell
Music byMischa Bakaleinikoff
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • September 2, 1954 (1954-09-02)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Black Dakotas is a 1954 American Technicolor Western spy film directed by Ray Nazarro and produced by Columbia Pictures. Set during the American Civil War and filmed at the Iverson Movie Ranch, the film stars Gary Merrill as a cold-blooded secret agent using the war for his own ends. It also stars Wanda Hendrix and John Bromfield. The film features The Lone Ranger television series' Jay Silverheels and Clayton Moore in separate roles, as well as Richard Webb of Captain Midnight.