Belle Starr

Belle Starr

She Was a Wonderful Sweetheart...But a Terrible Enemy!

NR 1941 · 83 min · ★ 5.9 · Western

After her family's mansion is burned down by Yankee soldiers for hiding the rebel leader Captain Sam Starr Belle Shirley vows to take revenge. Breaking Starr out of prison, she joins his small guerrilla group for a series of raids on banks and railroads, carpetbaggers and enemy troops. Belle's bravado during the attacks earns her a reputation among the locals as well as the love of Starr himself. The pair get married, but their relationship starts to break down when Sam Starr lets a couple of psychotic rebels into the gang, leaving Belle to wonder if he really cares about the Southern cause.

Directed by Irving Cummings · Written by Cameron Rogers

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Gene Tierney Belle Starr
Randolph Scott Sam Starr
Dana Andrews Thomas Crail
Shepperd Strudwick Ed Shirley
Elizabeth Patterson Sarah
Chill Wills Blue Duck
Louise Beavers Mammy Lou
Olin Howland Jasper Trench
Paul E. Burns Sergeant
Joe Sawyer John Cole
Joe Downing Jim Cole
Howard Hickman Colonel Thornton

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