Where to Watch Dakota (1945)

Want to watch 'Dakota' in the comfort of your own home? Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Joseph Kane-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Dakota' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Dakota' right now, here are some particulars about the Republic Pictures western flick.

Released December 25th, 1945, 'Dakota' stars John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Walter Brennan, Ward Bond The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 22 min, and received a user score of 51 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 31 experienced users.

You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "In 1871, professional gambler John Devlin elopes with Sandra "Sandy" Poli, daughter of Marko Poli, an immigrant who has risen to railroad tycoon. Sandy, knowing that the railroad is to be extended into Dakota, plans to use their $20,000 nest egg to buy land options to sell to the railroad at a profit. On the stage trip to Ft. Abercrombie, their fellow passengers are Jim Bender and Bigtree Collins, who practically own the town of Fargo and Devlin is aware that they are prepared to protect the little empire... trying to drive out the farmers by burning their property, destroying their wheat, and blaming the devastation on the Indians. Continuing their journey north on the river aboard the "River Bird', Sandy and John meet Captain Bounce, an irascible old seafarer. Two of Bendender's henchmen, Slagin and Carp, board the boat and relieve John of his $20,000 at gunpoint. Captain Bounce, chasing the robber's dinghy.."

'Dakota' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Amazon Video, Spectrum On Demand, Apple TV, and Fandango At Home .