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12/09/1941 Western 1h 23m
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She Was a Wonderful Sweetheart...But a Terrible Enemy!

Overview

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.

  1. Irving Cummings

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Gene Tierney

    Belle Starr

  2. Randolph Scott

    Sam Starr

  3. Dana Andrews

    Thomas Crail

  4. Shepperd Strudwick

    Ed Shirley

  5. Elizabeth Patterson

    Sarah

  6. Chill Wills

    Blue Duck

  7. Louise Beavers

    Mammy Lou

  8. Olin Howland

    Jasper Trench

  9. Paul E. Burns

    Sergeant

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-02-12
With the Confederacy defeated in the American Civil War, the feisty “Belle” (Gene Tierney) has to juggle the largely unwanted attentions of Yankee major “Crail” (Dana Andrews) with her desire to help rebel captain “Starr” (Randolph Scott) stay out of his clutches. That doesn’t go so well, and though he manages to escape it means her grand mansion house is reduced to ashes in punishment. This just drives her further into the arms of “Starr” whom she duly marries and whom, together with some other like-minded spirits, decide to make Missouri as unwelcoming for the blue-coats as...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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