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09/08/1951 Western 1h 24m
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Here they come!

Overview

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.

  1. William D. Russell

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Robert Ryan

    Jeff Clanton

  2. Claire Trevor

    Lily

  3. Jack Buetel

    Bob Younger

  4. Robert Preston

    Matthew Fowler

  5. Walter Brennan

    'Doc' Butcher

  6. Bruce Cabot

    Cole Younger

  7. John Archer

    Curley Ringo

  8. Lawrence Tierney

    Jesse James

  9. Barton MacLane

    Joad

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2017-02-10
Quantrill Raiders Ride Again!

Best of the Badmen is directed by William D. Russell and written by John Twist and Robert Hardy Andrews. It stars Robert Ryan, Claire Trevor, Robert Preston, Walter Brennan, Bruce Cabot, John Archer and Jack Buetel. It's a Technicolor production with cinematography by Edward Cronjager and music by Paul Sawtell.

"This story tells a forgotten chapter in the violent history of the West. Months after the tragic war between The States had ended there was still no peace on the Western Frontier."

William Russell's Western is an energetic entry into the pantheon ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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