Belle Starr (1941)
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44% of users liked it
(116 ratings)
20th Century-Fox mixed together elements of its own Jesse James and Selznick's Gone with the Wind, and the resultant brew was Belle Starr. Looking precisely nothing like the real Belle, Gene Tierney plays the title role, whom the screenplay suggests was the daughter of a Southern aristocrat.… More 20th Century-Fox mixed together elements of its own Jesse James and Selznick's Gone with the Wind, and the resultant brew was Belle Starr. Looking precisely nothing like the real Belle, Gene Tierney plays the title role, whom the screenplay suggests was the daughter of a Southern aristocrat. When those Damn Yankees march in and appropriate Belle's land, she heads to Missouri and joins forces with a Confederate guerilla fighter (Randolph Scott). Belle marries the man, and together they become outlaws, hoping to avenge the fallen South. For reasons best known to the studio, Belle Starr is overloaded with offensive African American stereotypes, including the faithful old ex-slave (George Reed) who narrates the story. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Irving Cummings
- Genres
- Western, Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 12, 1941 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The questionable narrative is not all that's wrong with this production, as a miscast Gene Tierney is too delicate an actress to pass for a gunslinger.
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Cast
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Gene Tierney
as Belle Starr
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Randolph Scott
as Sam Starr
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Dana Andrews
as Maj. Thomas Grail
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Elizabeth Patterson
as Sarah
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Chill Wills
as Blue Duck
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Louise Beavers
as Mammy Lou
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Olin Howland
as Jasper Trench
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Paul E. Burns
as Sergeant
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Joe Sawyer
as John Cole
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Howard Hickman
as Col. Thornton
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Charles Trowbridge
as Col. Bright
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James Flavin
as Sergeant
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Charles B. Middleton
as Carpetbagger
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Matthew 'Stymie' Beard
as Young Jaks
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Franklin Farnum
as Barfly
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Mae Marsh
as Preacher's Wife
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Kermit Maynard
as Union Officer
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Shepperd Strudwick
as Ed Shirley
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Cecil Weston
as Mother
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Joe Downing
as Jim Cole
