Best of the Badmen
Here they come!
NR 1951 · 84 min · ★ 6.5 · Western
After the North defeats the South, Union Maj. Jeff Clanton heads to Missouri to provide the Confederacy's Quantrill's Raiders a chance to claim allegiance to the Union, thereby clearing their wanted status. But standing in Clanton's way are the corrupt lawmen Joad and Fowler, who would rather keep the men outlaws to collect the reward on their heads. After Joad and Fowler frame Clanton for murder, he manages to escape, becoming an outlaw himself.
Directed by William D. Russell · Written by Robert Hardy Andrews
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Robert Ryan Jeff Clanton -
Claire Trevor Lily -
Jack Buetel Bob Younger -
Robert Preston Matthew Fowler -
Walter Brennan 'Doc' Butcher -
Bruce Cabot Cole Younger -
John Archer Curley Ringo -
Lawrence Tierney Jesse James -
Barton MacLane Joad -
Tom Tyler Frank James -
Robert J. Wilke Jim Younger -
John Cliff John Younger
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